He, he, Yup, going to, and did. Job is done, and I first refinished the rails in shellac, then sized the holes with alcohol/water. Really, it is too easy (thanks, Ron). I must admit, I didn't actually give any of the bushings a tug afterwards. I figure that the adhesion is really only necessary to prevent errant replacement of a single damper (done it) or some such in the future. However, since the process was so simple (it is) why not have a little (easily undone) adhesion to keep the bushings in to prevent headaches at an inconvenient time. Maybe I'll give 'em a check when I in the shop again (a couple days). > 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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