Bending rims...

[J Patrick Draine]

JIMRPT@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 6/04/2000 10:24:20 AM, you wrote:
>
> <<"There were certainly some "pretty big" rim presses in the factory
> .......................................... (and lots of clamps).">>
>
> Patrick since you are the second person to say that there are in fact rim
> "presses" at S&S I'll have to believe the method of rim bending has
> changed....Just a question though.........If there are "rim presses" used
> ....what are the "lots of clamps" used for? :-)
> Jim Bryant (FL)

I think we're dealing with semantics here, not different views of what's
happening at the factory. Apparently one of us has a different recollection
of what a "press" or "to press" means. The clamps *press* and yes *clamp*
the veneers together.

Not at all like a soundboard press, I'll grant you!

Differing over regionalisms I guess,
Patrick Draine