<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/26/2004 6:52:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, A440A@ao= l.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>:1 was now in use.   Be aware that t= he thinner mix goes into the hammer <BR>deeper and spreads out more, so it d= oesn't get the same effect.  This doping takes <BR>some experience, and= going a little conservative is probably easier to recover <BR>from than the= opposite. <BR>Good luck. <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Ed Foote RPT </FONT></BLOCKQUO= TE></DIV> <DIV> <FONT size=3>   Hi Ed</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   Yes,  but on the other hand if the ham= mers are really too soft the 5 to 1- will not get the hammer felt stiff= enough & trying to switch to a thicker solution (3-1) solutio= n later will only encounter the blocking effect of the first application &am= p; the 3-1 to 1 can't get in as far as it needs to go. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>    I rather suggest experimenting o= n only a few hammers at a time in different registers to determine the appro= priate remedy. I like to stick a single needle in various hammers as a probe= to get a feel of the inherent stiffness or lack of it. If you call the mixt= ure wrong on one at least you didn't whole sale treat em all & then say = oops I shoulnda done that!. Ask me how I know?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Dale</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>