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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been off list for a long time, =
feels good to
be back (at least for awhile) Thanks everybody.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken Jankura</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Newburg PA</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=DonMannino@mediaone.net =
href="mailto:DonMannino@mediaone.net">Donald
Mannino</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 14, 2001 =
12:18
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Results are In! =
Re: moisture
in wool or wood.</DIV><FONT size=3>Terry,<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Don
Mannino RPT<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>