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<DIV> <FONT size=3><STRONG>Carl -- David
I.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> After using many forms of electric sandin=
g
devices I don't see how I can take a un -shaped set of new hammers &
effeciently design a hammer shape with this tool. Perhaps that's =
not
what it's use is for. I currently use a small sand cat belt sande=
r
& more recently a Makita hand held belt sander with a 1 inch wide =
by
18" belt. It's a bit awkward & dont' recommend it for anything but gang
filing when shaping new hammers held in a gang clampm
in a vise with plenty of clearance.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3> I do however use the makita on hung hamme=
rs
when trying to do huge amounts of shape redesign & felt removal bu=
t I
just do the rough work with the tools & finish with 80 thru 400 grit pap=
er.
Short of that the foredom works bset for this particular job as one can focu=
s
all the attention to shape on one side then the other & lastly the
top.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3> my guess is that Joe's tool is extremely
effective for the applications it was designed for such as upright actions..=
..
Right Joe? Or splain it further to dense heads like me. Maybe I need
one</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3> Just my 2 cents.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3> Dale</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<P>Carl,</P>
<P>so it goes back and forth...how do you get a particular shape? &nb=
sp;
I'm think of a worn hammer where I want to bring the shoulders down and no=
t
the top. How is that accomplished?</P>
<P>David I.</P>
<P>David, just push the sander fore and aft to sand only on side of the
hammer. Press down to sand the top. Rotate the sander and push=
side to side to clear waste felt. You need to do this since if you d=
on't
the felt will clog the paper and stop working. Fifty or sixty grit i=
s
good for speedily removing felt. For smaller hammers I usually squee=
ze
the blades with thumb and index finger to sand only the sides.
<STRONG>Remember</STRONG> <STRONG>that this tool is</STRONG> <STRONG>basic=
ally
roughing it in. As Nick Gravagne said in a class "We're just shoveli=
ng
dirt". Final shaping and squaring is done using standard paddles or =
your
favorite procedure.</STRONG></P>
<P>Carl Meyer PTG assoc<BR>Santa Clara, Ca.<BR></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></D=
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