<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Would coating the punch with the release agent, Mc Lube I think, help get the punchings out?<div>John Ross</div><div>Windsor, Nova Scotia<br><div><div>On 2013-01-24, at 11:11 PM, Debbie Legg <<a href="mailto:pianolady88@verizon.net">pianolady88@verizon.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Larry,<br>I'm trying the same drying method that I use for full ivory heads...stand on edge on bench, slightly leaning against the wall (or something).  When I first heard that ivory pieces could be dried in this manner with no curling, I found it hard to believe. It does work, they dry perfectly flat.  Now, with a circle?  I'll find out in the morning.  I would think doing multiple punchings before emptying might prove challenging.  Give it a try Larry and let us know!<br><br>Debbie Legg<br><br>Larry wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">Ok now Debbie, let us know about it drying.  Does it curl??  .......  or did you clamp it??<br><br>I have the same set of punches.  You could punch a number of them before emptying it out.  I might just do that for fun!!<br></blockquote><br></blockquote></div><br><div> </div> <br></div></body></html>