Water on hammers -Reply

[Glenn]

I have had tremendous success with steaming hammers.  The technique I use
(taught at a PTG meeting) is to use a kitchen style steam pot (I use the
Rival Hot Pot Express model 4070 $12.99 at Wal-Mart).  This electric pot has
a wide mouth.  You simply rotate the hammer part-way into the mouth of the
pot and remove it immediately.  You don't even pause, you just dip it in the
steam and out in one smooth motion.  I would guess about 1/2 a second is all
the exposure it gets.

It works wonders, especially here in dry Colorado.

Glenn.




>For what it is worth, when it comes to steaming hammers, the byword
>should be "Caution".

>Steve Peason
>Yamaha