hammers felt coming apart

[richard.ucci at att.net]

Has anyone ever tried using a machinists vise? You could lay the hammer flat and then slowly clamp down putting glue in at the last second.
RU/UP

-------------- Original message from Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net>: -------------- 


> Some hammers have a lot of tension still and require extra strength 
> and holding time. That's why I use a thick CA on the molding and 
> white glue on the felt and clamp with Vise-Grips. CA alone wicks 
> into the felt too much, away from the joint, and you risk a failure. 
> 
> The white glue on the felt soaks in a little but also activates the CA 
> on the molding on contact and the clamp insures a good contact. 
> Pre-set the clamping pressure of the Vise-Grips before applying glue 
> to do the gluing operation in one quick motion. 
> -- 
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> Jon Page 
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