At 11:15 PM 6/16/98 -0400, Bill Ballard wrote: >Also the original spring is set in with (-) 1/8" damper cord. What other >options are available as a center. Like drilling out to 1/8", setting the >spring in with bushing cloth and pinning that, or simply pinning with 1/8" >dowel. (The spring coil is < 1/8" so it wouldn't be loose and reattling on >the dowel.) I've ordered fresh damper cord, but what I have on hand doesnt >look as though it would take the point needed for repeated threading. (I've >tried sizing it with acetone/keytop.) What I do to make a point is: I pull back the sleeve, trim the center bundle of small cords a few at a time, till it tapers naturally to a point (in about 1/2"), than pull the sleeve back over them. Then I wet the tapered part with white glue, and pull a point, trimming the sleeve a little if necessary. I let it set up for about an hour. It has always held up to threading through any number of damper flanges, without going weak and wobbly. Hope this helps. Susan P.S. If the cord is too thick, I cut a reasonable working length before I make the point, and grab one or two of the inner threads and pull the whole length of them out. Then I make the point with the Elmer's, as before. Susan Kline P.O. Box 1651 Philomath, OR 97370 skline@proaxis.com "The closest you will ever come in this life to an orderly universe is a good library." -- Ashleigh Brilliant
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