<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>To Dale. List;
<BR>We believe that Shanks should be "traveled" prior to hanging Hammers. Today,
<BR>we select a shank near the ends of each section & a Shank in the middle, mark
<BR>them with chalk & then "travel" those marked Shanks to be used as guides. The
<BR>lifting of the Shanks to determine travel is done by pushing up on the
<BR>Knuckle from underneath as this is least apt to distort the vertical travel, &
<BR> then paper as
<BR>needed. Lifting the Shank from above with a hook will distort the Shank,
<BR>especially
<BR>with the lower friction on the Shank Centers, these days. Not all Shanks are
<BR>"traveled " straight up & down. Depending on the horizontal Hammer angle, the
<BR>Shank may be "traveled" 1 or 2 degrees Left or Right. Once the sample Shanks
<BR> are "traveled", a straight edge is used underneath all the Shanks in a
<BR>section and
<BR>and comparisonmade with the samples. This helps to speed up the process.
<BR>After
<BR>the Hammers are glued on & dried, minor correction can be made by "burning".
<BR>A most critical part of the whole procedure is to carefully evaluate the
<BR>Centerpinning & weighing & make corrections before mounting.
<BR>Best regards, Willis Snyder
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