Daniel Semler on thu 21 sep 06
I've got to second this idea. I picked up the trick from a Henry Mead =20
video on tap centering which I now use all the time. There is a very =20
thin kind of foam wrapping that usually covers eletronics gear when =20
you buy it - its maybe 1/8" thick or less. Cut some circles of it out, =20
various sizes to suit your bats and pieces. Then just dampen the wheel =20
head a little, put the foam sheet down, and as you tap it'll move a =20
little. Saves rims from rougher bat surfaces like the plasti bats. =20
Works well for me.
I also find that tap centering works well for altered shapes, ones =20
that are no longer round, so long as the rim is level enough.
> If you invert your pot on this, and you tap to center, the whole foam
> rubber bit moves. The nice part is that nothing goes a'flying, and
> you do not damage the rim....So you develop the kinda courage tapping
> needs. NB. I expect that for little pots a thinner foam rubber insert
> should be better. After a few weeks of this method you will know how to
> do it, and reserve the foam bat business for problem cases--or, as in
> my situation--slip decorated pots.
>
Thx
D
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