[CAUT] Key Spacing: The Distal End

[Court Stewart]

Ron's excellent kerfing article was in the February 2008 Journal, p.18.

-Court Stewart


On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Mccoy, Alan <amccoy at ewu.edu> wrote:

>  Oh yeah, seems I remember you writing an article about that very thing
> somewhere in the not too dim past.
>
> Foggy Al
>
>
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> *From: *Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net>
> *Reply-To: *CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org>
> *Date: *Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:31:15 -0700
> *To: *CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [CAUT] Key Spacing: The Distal End
>
> reggaepass at aol.com wrote:
> > When spacing (i. e., bending) the portion of the key between the balance
> > pin and the distal end (where the lifter felt is) is indicated, does
> > anyone have a technique that works particularly well for them? Â We are
> > experimenting with heat alone (which we have found to be extremely
> > slow-going, so far) and with steam (more rapid results, but harder to
> > contain than heat without all that moisture in it). Â Thoughts?
> >
> > Alan Eder
>
> I tried some things along those lines many years back for
> spacing and straightening twisted keys, and finally gave up on
> it. Steaming seemed to leave enough residual moisture (I
> guess), that the key didn't stay where I put it. Dry heat
> wouldn't let me get it where I wanted it in the first place.
> Maybe I didn't char them enough. <G> In any case, I decided I
> could keep trying through two birthdays, or just kerf the
> things and steer them where I wanted them dry and cold. It
> doesn't come up that often (one less incentive to spend time
> developing a bending technique that I could get to work once
> in a row), so kerfing still works for me in those rare
> instances when it's necessary.
>
> Ron N
>
>
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