hammers felt coming apart

[Farrell]

IMHO, Martin has it best. Forget clamps, bands, vice grips, etc. Shoot one 
surface with accelerator, slop some thick CA on the other surface and finger 
clamp for a few seconds and your in business.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
> I have had good success in repairing hammers like you described.  Using a
> medium viscosity CA glue and its accelerator works great. Numbers 62 thru
> 74 should be easy to fix. It's the big bass hammers that are harder to
> fix. Apply CA glue to the top side of the molding sparingly, set the
> bottle down so that it does not turn over, then pull the felt down onto
> the molding to get glue on both surfaces, lift the felt back up, spray
> the top of the molding with the accelerator then pull the felt down
> correctly lined up and hold it there for a few seconds until you see the
> glue squeeze out turn white. The hammer is ready to play. If the white
> squeeze out protrudes out too far, sand it off with a sanding paddle with
> 80 grit paper. Remember to keep the solvent within reach in case you glue
> your fingers to a hammer or if you should glue some of your fingers
> together. If this happens, don't panic or get excited. Laugh about it,
> use the solvent. You will free yourself in a matter of 2 minutes or so.
> Ask me how I know.
>
> Martin Wisenbaker, RPT
> Houston, Texas
>