How about those dampers?

Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 09:17:13 -0600


At 09:03 3/19/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Conrad wrote:
>-- big snip --
>
> >True confessions time...
> >I'm not sure if it is "legal", but I've trimmed stalactites like them, in
> >place, with the end nippers which I also use to cut centerpins.  Certainly
> >doesn't dull the nippers, doesn't trim them too short and no need to remove
> >the dampers.
>
> >Comments, anyone?
>
>That's my preferred way to do it.  The strings serve as a cutting 
>guide.  You can't cut them too short, and you'd have to work at it to cut 
>them crooked.  I always look for the easy way to do anything!
>
>dave



Golly, my laziness is finally paying off??



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