18 Dec
2006
18 Dec
'06
9:42 a.m.
On 18 Dec 2006 at 12:12, Brad Parker wrote:
But I have not tried it with a dc600 viper. I do have
a gummy viper
roller on my desk - I'd like to restore it at some point so if you do
let us know what worked. The trick is getting the diameter right...
For those of us with machine tools, I wonder if a roller can be "fine
tuned" to the proper diameter by fitting an oversize piece of
neoprene tubing to the roller, cooling the whole affair in dry ice,
then machining it (on a lathe) to the proper size. I can't recall
where, but I seem to recall someone mentioning that if frozen hard,
neoprene is actually quite easy to machine.
Has anyone tried this?
Cheers,
Chuck