steam voicing

[jolly roger]

Hi Michael,
                 Make sure the iron head is firly secure in the iron.  I
err on the side of caution by advocating the 40 vs 80 Watt iron. Good
quality American cotton is a good substitute for cloth. NO synthetics.
And don't ask why. <G>
Roger


At 08:47 PM 1/18/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi
>
>I have had a few problems trying steam voicing. This may actually
>be caused by the fact that I am not using Irish linen as Roger
>suggests. I have been using cotton muslin and it is not that great. I
>can not find real linen anywhere locally. (I am about to finally order
>some online) Anyway... Do most of you actually use linen for steam
>voicing?
>
>My 40 watt iron seems to only be able to steam a few hammers
>before cooling off. I then have to wait a minute or so before steaming
>a couple more then the wait begins again. Is this typical? Do I just
>need more patience :)
> --
> 
> Michael Musial
> Reedsville Pa
>