<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi William,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My iron has inline switch (which isn't marked).  It didn't take long for me to realize that if I took a permanent marker and made a slash on it when I got it at the right temperature I wouldn't have to test for temperature anymore.   I just make sure the slashes line up (never turn it off) and plug or unplug it to turn it on or off.  Yeah...I know how to handle technology...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianotech@a440piano.net href="mailto:pianotech@a440piano.net">William R. Monroe</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:21 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: applying Teflon powder</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Hi Barbara,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>I Like it!  I also iron with the broaches, and have done it both ways - before and after applying the Teflon.  I think I generally prefer before as the Teflon grabs a bit better before the bushing cloth is flattened more with the iron.  I assume you use a dial temperature control?  How hot do you like to set the iron?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Thanks for the useful tool.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"><FONT size=2>Best,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"><FONT size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"><FONT size=2><FONT size=+0>  </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piano57@insightbb.com href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">Barbara Richmond</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:34 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: applying Teflon powder</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's a picture of one of my Teflon applicators (no, it's not a Christmas light, I just found the picture in that folder).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>