<!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 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Verdana Ref">In Kansas = City, David Stanwood showed electron microscope photos of bushing felt and = pins.  He suggested microfine Teflon, as it fits in the sharp edges of the = overlapping plates that make up the wool fibers.  He also cautioned against = using steel wool to polish the pins, as it leaves fine = scratches.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Verdana = Ref"></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Verdana Ref">--Cy Shuster--</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Boston, MA</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><A href="http://www.nbss.org">www.nbss.org</A>   = </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Class of '06</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>