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trimming pad

updated tue 30 apr 96

 

George VanOstrand on thu 11 apr 96

I am in need of replacing the foam pad glued to a bat which I use to
support pots when I trim. I first thought of getting a piece of the 1/4"
pads used to go under rugs and glue that on but after asking around to see
if someone had a piece left over, a friend suggested something else.

He had a pad used to keep rugs from slipping on smooth floors and
when he described how it worked it seemed like a possibility. Its a mesh
made of some kind of thread or string which is coated with a rubber or
plastic. The mesh has spaces of about 3/l6" square. At first I thought
this rather rough surface would damage the rim when I tapped on center but
he suggested that I not glue the pad to the bat but simply lay it on the
bat. The pad is designed to move easily if you lift a corner of the rug and
pull but adhere to the floor if there is pressure applied as when walking on
it. Sure enough, it works quite nicely. When I tap on center the pad moves
rather than the pot sliding over the rough surface of the mesh.

Has anyone tried the commercial pad that is advertised? Its
veryexpensive.
George VanOstrand
gvanostr@julian.uwo.ca
London, Ontario

art_selsor@vino.emcmt.edu on fri 12 apr 96

I use the foam from cone boxes and glue it tl a bat, two or three pieces
can cover a bat...and the foam is right there in the shop. Can't do tapping
to center very well on foam, though,
Marcia in Montana

LOWELL BAKER on fri 12 apr 96

let me suggest that you try those pads which can be found in camper
supply stores and boating supplies and now even in Wal-Marts which
are designed to keep things in place on shelves in moving vehicles.
They are also used in wood shops to hold work while sanding etc.
They are now quite cheap in Wal Mart. The price hads dropped to a
fraction of what it was a year ago.

Lowell
The University of Alabama
I hate wearing a tie