Sticking centers again

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Jim,
           The addition of Ivory bar soap to the mixture is to get some
lanolin back into the felt,
lanolin is the material on a sheep's back that makes the wool water proof.
It helps to stabilize the bushing cloth from moisture swings. Just a little
trivia.
Regards Roger


At 10:34 PM 29/09/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>In a message dated 9/29/98 7:57:55 PM, a10pater@xs4all.nl wrote:
>
><<"Later on in the notes he discribes The Treatment. The tighter the
>centerpin,
>
>the more alcohol. For example in a hamer flange of a grand, you take 5%
>
>alcohol, 95% water. With a damper or a whippen, you take 70/30%.">>
>
>Albertien;
> Interesting concept here, differing percentages of alcohol for differing
>degrees of tightness. Never thought of it that way......... But possibly
quite
>valid.
>I use a mixture of aprox. 50/50.
>  The only purpose of the alcohol is to make the water "wetter" as in wetting
>the wood/felt so that the water will soak in rather than just lay on top.  A
>little detergent, or fabric softener, would do the same thing but would leave
>a residue behind I think.
>  Jim Bryant (FL)
> 
Roger Jolly
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