Re: Threaded Coating Rod
A threaded stud might benefit from having the thread edges smoothed a bit since some of them are fairly sharp and could possible scratch the paper. A wire-wound rod would be better in this respect. Stainless bolts (you'd have to cut off the hex end) and studs are available if you have a "nuts and bolts" specialty house in your area. I speak as a former import auto mechanic who has the battle scars to prove the above. ;^) Hope this helps, Dan Sandy King wrote on 10/3/06, 11:14 AM: > Yes, I mean a regular rod that a nut would screw on. And you can pick > them up almost anywhere so if anyone is interested in try one in lieu > of a glass rod it would be inexpensive to do so. > > The wire wound rod is another type of coating technology but offers > no advantages for sizing paper so far as I see. -- www.DanBurkholder.com www.TinyTutorials.com
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