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Of course the problem with Vodka is that if a teacher comes in at an unopportune
moment... :):)
<p>Actaully.. I have tried both steaming and spirits... and experience
that the hammers wear down quicker. I've come round to the point
that needles, used appropriately do the job better then any thing else
in nearly every instance.
<p>Spliting hammers because of needles just tells me the origional comment
on the leading post to this thread was correct... they'd been subjected
to over needling. And I can certainly relate to the problem with students
and (some) faculty Otto gave.
<p>Still... the problem(s) remains... and the best way of dealing with
them IMB is to meet them head on... firmly, patiently, politely... steadfastly...
but no beat'n around the Bush.... y :)
<p>Cheers
<br>RicB
<p>Susan Kline wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> At 04:23 PM 9/17/2003 -0500, Kent wrote:
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Trash the glover's needles, stick
with some good "sharps", and I bet hammers won't split.</blockquote>
<p><br>Vodka -- <font size=-1>vodka</font> --
<font size=-2>vodka
................... </font>a little bit, a bit less, and even less than
that. Right where the hammer and the string collide. I find that if you
steam hammers which have been needled at the strike point, even lightly,
but several times, you will raise a ridge at the ends of the strike lines,
and a sort of fluffy depression in between them. Vodka seems to cause less
of this.
<p>Susan
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<p>--
<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>UiB, Bergen, Norway
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