Yes, that is what I generally experience - the first piece doesn't tear square with the big piece, but subsequent pieces will tear parallel with the first. So tear away! If you are doing a damper guide rail, are you going to use the approach described by Ron Nossaman for felt-to-wood adhesion? Did you save that post? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- > So I've always used pre-cut felt for damper guide rail bushing. Decided > to "do the right thing" and tear it from the bolt. > > Y'know that sick feeling in your gut, like when you're polishing a just > installed set of keytops and you melt one? > > Well, I went to make the first tear, and, ugh. Felt sick. A big piece of > bushing cloth is not cheap, and that first tear went at an angle. I tore > fairly quickly, thinking it proper, and over the course of about 30cm, the > cloth went from about 9mm wide to about 17mm wide. > > What did I do wrong??? Or is there a bias to the material that you can't > discover until you tear the first strip? Then, do the following strips > tear straight? > > Thanks for your advice. > > William R. Monroe
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