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<P>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.</P>
<P>RU/UP<BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from Jon Page <jonpage@comcast.net>: -------------- <BR><BR><BR>> Some hammers have a lot of tension still and require extra strength <BR>> and holding time. That's why I use a thick CA on the molding and <BR>> white glue on the felt and clamp with Vise-Grips. CA alone wicks <BR>> into the felt too much, away from the joint, and you risk a failure. <BR>> <BR>> The white glue on the felt soaks in a little but also activates the CA <BR>> on the molding on contact and the clamp insures a good contact. <BR>> Pre-set the clamping pressure of the Vise-Grips before applying glue <BR>> to do the gluing operation in one quick motion. <BR>> -- <BR>> <BR>> Regards, <BR>> <BR>> Jon Page </BLOCKQUOTE>
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