Pete Effamy
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yeah...Was it one of those nasty red ones??
yeah...Was it one of those nasty red ones??
This is interesting what would make a pads saver next to useless
I wish I had a latheTwo things: Being too small to fit snugly in the bore of the horn - and being completely made of non-absorbent fibres.
I keep a couple of cheapo padsavers by the lathe - they're the perfect size for cleaning out the spindle bore prior to inserting taper shank tooling. But that's all they're good for.
In truth I suppose it's quite difficult to tell how absorbent they might be just by looking at them or even feeling them polyester materials can be very deseptive these days
I forgot to mention that you can wrap a towel around the sax to keep the spinning pad saver from making a mess on your bench.@jbtsax Being serious now thank for the advice on cleaning the inside I will probably be using most or all of them on stinky sax which I got round to stripping down last night so it's back to stinky for me
Interesting.In my experience dried out pads become stiff and rigid. Leather has become one of the most common pad covering materials due to its flexibility and durability. You can often spot a dried out pad just by looking at it. A more accurate test I use is to press my fingertip into the leather to feel texture and give of the leather. I have found pads that are badly watermarked, that have leather that is still supple enough to seal toneholes well.
I have had good success using Dr's pad cleaning solution from Dr's Products. Unfortunately it is no longer available. It is a soapy solution that you mix with water somewhat like a shampoo with lanolin. I'm just about out so I may try shampoo. I'll report back when I do.Interesting.
Is there a cleaning solution/leather conditioning solution that you have used successfully without causing future sticking of the pads? We have talked about naphtha before?