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<DIV>In a message dated 9/21/2003 9:34:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, RNossama=
n@cox.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue =
2px solid"><FONT face=Arial size=3>>Hello Dale. I'm looking for a few=
more details describing your (or <BR>>anyone's) center-pin-anti-skid met=
hods.<BR><BR><BR>I use upholstery tacks. Like thumb tacks except they're lon=
ger. Clipped to <BR>about 9-10mm length, they go through the feathered rib e=
nds and about 5mm <BR>into the panel. If everything is squared up and center=
ed, the middle of the <BR>long ribs doesn't skate enough to be a problem. If=
it does, that few grains <BR>of fine sand John mentioned will help. Skating=
with Titebond, on Spruce <BR>anyway, means you probably have too much glue.=
Pressurize the clamp slowly, <BR>and it's not hard to keep under control - =
usually.<BR><BR>The ribs are already feathered, and I let the fire hose conf=
orm to their <BR>contours with no additional spacers for clamping.<BR><BR>Ro=
n N</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Ron</FON=
T><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> now that you=
mention it I haven't encountered any skid with the tight bond only the cold=
hide. I'll try the next one with out the no. 6 bridge pins and tight bond. =
Great one less step to do!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> I =
find that I need the cut off pieces on the feathered ends for more uniform p=
ressure. Partly because my deck is crowned steeper (45 to 50ft.) than my 60f=
t. radius top cauls.Which means the top cauls need to set in such a way so a=
s to conform to the needs of the middle of the rib as well as the ends. This=
requires a bit more futzing but I'm not inclined to change it at this point=
.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> &n=
bsp;The deck I made used to belong in a go-bar setup then I bought the top p=
neumatic cauls from another tech estate. wala custom convolution of pressing=
devices. Ain't life great!</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>