tech tip: filing hammers

[Tunrboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-05-08 23:32:28 EDT, you write:

>Do any of you use a dremel tool with the appropriate sanding drum( small
)for
>
>filing hammers? I make a pass in each direction so the rotation of the drum
>is
>in the direction of the crown.  With a little practice ( on junked actions )
>the
>results can be quite pleasing. The process takes about a half an hour, and
>you
>need a vacuum cleaner running at the same time, kind of like the saliva
>sucker
>at the dentists.
>
>Comments??
>Jim Kinnear
>
>

Jim,
I use a dremel tool with a flex-shaft (Home Depot/Base, $27), allows a little
more freedom of movement.  I don't have a multi-speed, but I imagine it would
work even better.

Eric Leatha, RPT (That's right folks, another lazy, shiftless associate
upgrades)
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