This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I agree with Don completely. I did this experiment for the chapter a = few years back with a 1" Forstner bit and scraps of 1X6 lumber. The = holes in the oven dried wood, after 'rehydrating' (I even soaked some = pieces under water) were so big, even the least adroit member of the = chapter could toss the drill bit through the hole from 5 yds away and = not hit the sides of the hole :-) That kinda proved the hypothesis for = me. I've always thought of the flange bushing system as an = animal/vegetable kingdom symbiotic relationship, in humid times when the = hole is larger, the bushing cloth picks up moisture and takes up the = slack, and vice versa. Simplified thinking yes, but that's how I get by. I've been off list for a long time, feels good to be back (at least for = awhile) Thanks everybody. Ken Jankura Newburg PA ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Donald Mannino=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 12:18 AM Subject: Re: Results are In! Re: moisture in wool or wood. Terry, I have done the exact same test you did with very definitive results. = Try again, but start with the wood either dry or wet - not in the = middle. Bake a few flanges in the oven at 250 degrees for and hour, = then drill the holes right away when you take them out. Check the fit = after drilling, then check them the next day after the flanges reside in = your wet chamber for a while. Don Mannino RPT ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/15/cb/17/9f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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