damp-rack & steamer

[Thomas Cole]

Terry,

Sounds good. Any damage to the finish on the damper heads? What kind of 
stew meat do you recommend? :-)

Tom Cole

Terry Peterson wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> After reading through all the replies to my question regarding "grand 
> damper felt removal", I fiddled around and came up with a couple cool 
> ideas. The first is a "compact" damper rack that hold all dampers 
> easily and securely, and has a built in stand so the damper wires 
> won't touch the surface below.
> The second is a great way to remove damper felt quickly, completely, 
> and no filing/sanding is required. I place as many as 30 or more (ALL 
> if container diameter is bigger) dampers in stew pot,  each row 
> suspended by a couple pieces of coat hanger wire. This leaves about 
> 2-3" of space between the bottom of the pot and the end of the damper 
> wires. fill pot with about 2" of water and heat just enough to create 
> continual steam. cover pot and return in 10-15 minutes....most if not 
> all felts, including red backs will either drop off or can be easily 
> pulled off clean from the block! Please see the attached pics. Try it, 
> you'll like it!
>
> Terry Peterson
>
>
> [Photos at:]
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> http://tinyurl.com/4elrx
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> http://tinyurl.com/6lkxj
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> http://tinyurl.com/5z4dq
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>
> [Direct ptg.org URLs:]
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/80/d1/32/3c/damp_rack.jpg
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/2d/ab/4b/f3/steam1.jpg
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/77/4d/30/d3/steam2.jpg
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