traveling/traveling/ traveling?

[David Ilvedson]

Dale,

Why are you screwing the action frame down?  I take it you mean the stack?  This is how I travel hammers although I often use Bill Spurlock's idea? of traveling the end shanks perfectly and then clipping a piece of wood such as comes with Renner parts on which I have drawn perpendicular lines with a square.  The lines make it easy to see shanks traveling one way or the other.  

David I.

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On 2/22/01 at 7:54 PM Erwinpiano wrote:

>Hi Guys
>   I Firmly like the idea ,to each there own ,BUT in our shop we travel all
>our shanks prior to hammer hanging.  I think I got this technique from the
>Snyder boys and its simple quick,& accurate.  Screw the action frame to a
>very level benchtop and put a square up to the side of each shank  Move
>each
>shank up and down indivdually.,and travel accordingly.  This makes it
>possible to be sure that the shanks are truly traveling straight and
>eliminates 95% of shank burning after the hmmrs are hung except of course
>if
>you did not hang em straight and sometimes we don't but if you do theres
>not
>much burning required.  I still find that minor amounts of travel tweaking
>is needed ,as Dave Love sai, it is quite easy to see traveling shanks with
>hmmrs on.
>
>   Dale Erwin
>
>  Will be at calif. convention manana.  Stop by our exhibit booth and play
>our 1929 Remanufactured BB Mason&Hamlin.  It turned out well and would
>value
>your opinions and preludes!