<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR>  </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px= 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll== yes ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-F= AMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> Michael. I'm surprised you do not have a felt guillotine for c= utting parallel strips of felt etc.</DIV> <DIV>There is a picture on this page, but there are far better guillotine= s available.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.vandaking.com/us-shop/index.html?loadfile=ca= talog29_1.html">http://www.vandaking.com/us-shop/index.html?loadfile=ca= talog29_1.html</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV> Robin Stevens</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><EM>-------Original Message-------</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 09/18/05 17:= 25:30</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: Accur= ate cutting strips of cloth for Damper backing</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hi Michael,</DIV> <DIV>Would a coating of that rubber cement for paper, work.</DIV> <DIV>When dry, the higher friction should help.</DIV> <DIV>When finished, it could be removed, by pealing, or solvent.</DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross</DIV> <DIV>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</= A></DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV>From: "Michael Gamble" <<A href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.c= o.uk">michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk</A>></DIV> <DIV>To: <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>&g= t;</DIV> <DIV>Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 4:37 AM</DIV> <DIV>Subject: Re: Accurate cutting strips of cloth for Damper backing</DI= V> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>> Hello List</DIV> <DIV>> Anyone got any bright ideas on how to cut cloth (or felt) in re= ally</DIV> <DIV>> parallel</DIV> <DIV>> strips and at a specific width for use on damper backing? The o= riginal was</DIV> <DIV>> indeed cloth, not felt, the weave is plain to see at the sides.= I have a</DIV> <DIV>> "roller" type knife, one of those rubbery green mats (a large o= ne) marked</DIV> <DIV>> out in small squares, and a long straight-edge used for key-lev= elling. The</DIV> <DIV>> problem is to stop the felt from shifting under the knife! (don= 't we all?)</DIV> <DIV>> Regards</DIV> <DIV>> Michael G.(UK)</DIV> <DIV>></DIV> <DIV>></DIV> <DIV>></DIV> <DIV>> _______________________________________________</DIV> <DIV>> pianotech list info: <A href="http://www.ptg.org/mailman/list= info/pianotech">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A></DIV> <DIV>></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>_______________________________________________</DIV> <DIV>pianotech list info: <A href="http://www.ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/= pianotech">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>