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trimming plates

updated wed 11 jan 06

 

Hank Murrow on mon 9 jan 06


On Jan 9, 2006, at 2:30 PM, Eleanora Eden wrote:
>
> Having gotten one request for more information about the foam bat:
>
> I have that blue hiker's mat dense foam permanently glued to several
> sizes of my regular plywood bats (that key onto my wheel), I think I
> used rubber cement liberally to glue it. Just cut out a round piece
> the same size as the bat and glued it on.
>
> I finally replaced them recently when just generally wear and tear
> had worn them down after many years, got the new pads from local
> sports store for about $7 ea.

Dear Eleanora et al;

Those who have attended my workshops know that I use a set of nesting
foam bats to trim my wares. I use to have several sizes mounted to bats
but needed to consolidate for travel to workshops. So I made a jig that
fits on my foam suppliers' band saw and which enables me to cut several
diameters of foam rings. Of course, one cuts through the previous ring
to get to the smaller ring so the ends must be glued back together with
foam adhesive. Only the smallest size(say, 6" diameter) is glued to the
bat. the rest(5 or so out to 16" diameter) of the rings just 'grab'
onto each other when used as a surface for trimming. One foam bat works
for diameters from 6" to 16" by removing the ones not needed for the
piece at hand.

Oh hell, it made me tired trying to explain this, so sooner or later I
will get some pics up on my site.

Cheers anyway, Hank in Eugene
www.murrow.biz/hank

Eleanora Eden on mon 9 jan 06


>

Hi Rogene and all,

Having gotten one request for more information about the foam bat:

I have that blue hiker's mat dense foam permanently glued to several
sizes of my regular plywood bats (that key onto my wheel), I think I
used rubber cement liberally to glue it. Just cut out a round piece
the same size as the bat and glued it on.

I finally replaced them recently when just generally wear and tear
had worn them down after many years, got the new pads from local
sports store for about $7 ea.

To handle an especially fragile plate sometimes I will place the bat
foam side down on top of the plate and then flip the plate onto the
bat, never touched the lip at all.

This particular foam tends to grab the piece and hold it...I have
tried other less dense foam (red mats that were the only ones I could
get for awhile) and stuff just would slide off it.

Hope this helps,

Eleanora