<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCI= I"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-T= OP-STYLE: none; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LE= FT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin== 7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <P><BR>Ah Newcastle beer...or at least what we can get in the states...= we like it cold over here and don't use the coals.</P> <P>David I.<BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Byeway222@aol.com<BR>To: pianotech@pt<BR>Rece= ived: 9/19/2005 11:02:13 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Michael G's New precision f= elt and cloth cutting jig<BR><BR><FONT id=role_document face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2> <DIV align=left>Hi Michael,</DIV> <DIV>You really do deserve full marks for enthusiasm and application, b= ut I honestly  do think that your are "taking coals to Newcas= tle"  with this felt cutting business.  In most good wor= kshops and apprentice training the cutting of cloth and felt in straigh= t lines with a basic straightedge is a fundamental requirement for= embarking on good quality piano work.  Over the years new tools a= nd materials have come along which can make some jobs easier. &nbs= p;I think that the Spurlock cutting block for angled cuts on damper fel= t is super, but for basic cutting of cloth and and thin felt, the thin = steel straightedge with sandpaper on one side is so easy and straightfo= rward.  As I said in an earlier post I personally like to use scal= pels for some of this fine cutting.  Also with some damper fe= lt applications, straightedge trimming of the backing material to = the white felt itself gives you a far better finish than trying to= replicate the width of the backing to the damper felt.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ric</DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>