<HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v == "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o == "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w == "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 == "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=us-ascii"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Generator> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK= href="cid:filelist.xml@01C43059.3F75BDC0"= rel=File-List><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName"= namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:Sm= artTagType> <STYLE> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="tab-interval: .5in" vLink=purple= link=blue bgColor=white> <DIV class=Section1> <SPAN= class=GramE><SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">How's your English with all= the sandpaper though...;-]   David I. <SPAN= class=GramE><SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial">  <SPAN= class=GramE><SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-----= Original message= ----------------------------------------> From: llafargue= <<A= href="mailto:llafargue@charter.net">llafargue@charter.net</A>&gt= ; To: 'College and University Technicians' <<A= href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>> Received:= Sun, 2 May 2004 15:22:15 -0500 Subject: RE: mini= belts <SPAN= class=GramE><SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial"> Wim<SPAN= class=GramE><SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, just= my experience.  I have one,= but, I now slip wood under the shanks of upright or block up= tails on grands and use a ping pong paddle to do the two side= facets or rough initial stuff with about 40-60 grit, then refine= with strips.  <SPAN= class=GramE>This actually faster for me.<SPAN= style="mso-spacerun: yes">  I just never went back= to the belt. = <o:p></o:p> <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial"><o:p> </o:p> <DIV> <st1:PersonName>Lance= Lafargue</st1:PersonName><SPAN= style="COLOR: navy; mso-no-proof: yes">,= RPT<o:p></o:p> LAFARGUE PIANOS<o:p></o:p> New Orleans Chapter, PTG<o:p></o:p> 985.72P.IANO<o:p></o:p> <st1:PersonName>llafargue@charter.net</st1:PersonName><FONT= color=navy><o:p></o:p></DIV> <SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:= Arial"><o:p> </o:p> -----Original Message----- <SPAN= style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From: caut-bounces@ptg.org= [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Wimblees@aol.com <SPAN= style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004= 10:14 AM To:= caut@ptg.org Subject: Re: mini belts <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> <DIV> In a= message dated 5/1/2004 7:41:03 PM Central Standard Time,= imatunr@srvinet.com writes:<o:p></o:p></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in;= BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt;= MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 3.75pt;= BORDER-LEFT: blue 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM:= medium none"> <DIV> Hi= Wim,<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> I do= not know if they are still available but I have several= somewhere that I will never use My New paddles and  tray do= a better job and just about as fast with far less booboos. I= have tried all the methods= <G><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Joe= Goss<o:p></o:p></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV> Joe<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> I use= them as an initial shaping of both old hammers, and new ones.= Then I use the good old elbow grease and sanding paddles to do= the final shaping.  If you can find them, I would be= willing to take what ever you have off your= hands.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Wim= <o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>