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Old 08-31-2009, 10:55 PM
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All I know about tuck shrinking I learned from Wray, Randy, Kerry and John Kelly. I use a bit of John Kelly's technique added to what I was taught. I usually use a body hammer to trap the open end of the tuck, by working it closed from outside in, then grab a bfh and smash it down.

The stump is a lot quicker, but there are times and places that the stump just doesn't quite do it.

I'm also in the same boat as Kerry. Not arthritis, but I have some issues with my right hand that make hand hammering an experience, to be sure. I shrink with machines most of the time, but I find it a good reminder not to lose touch with the manual techniques. I think it serves to remind you exactly what is happening to the metal.

Hey John, Jim who?

Tim D.
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