<HTML>In a message dated 9/29/02 3:56:25 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I've always used the alternate hammers method. It makes pretraveling shanks a bit difficult, unless you travel all the old shanks before you start, and it seems like I end up having to burn the shanks a bit more then perhaps I'd like too. But I do get a real quick dead on line. Guess I am looking for a good reason to learn a new approach :) Any good words of advice ? -- Richard Brekne </BLOCKQUOTE> The every other method works OK if the original line was correct. But if you're replacing a set that was replaced before, and the pervious tech had not concept of the meaning of a straight line, it is best to use the end hammers as a guide. But I like to do the end hammer routine in any case. It's much easier for me.   As far as traveling is concerned, you should do that after hanging any way. The hammers give you a much better guide. Wim </HTML>