Re: Sterling Pan Tension?
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11/07/21 06:13 PM
11/07/21 06:13 PM
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danny clifton
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"Grumpy Old Man"
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there is no dog on sterling traps. i dont know what you bought but if they have dogs they are not sterling mj600's
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Sterling Pan Tension?
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11/07/21 07:17 PM
11/07/21 07:17 PM
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lee steinmeyer
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Pan tension always gets to be a problem if not addressed on older sterlings. You can file the notch, but both the one on the pan and on the dog (not like a dog on a regular trap, but still a dog) need to be filed right, and if your not very good at doing thiings like that, you can make a mess out of it. Keeping both notches clean helps a bunch, but after years of use that notch gets worn. I use a hardened pick, with the end bent at a 90% bend, and carefully ground to a point that fits the notch. With it I can clean the wax or coating or whatever is in the notch, and actually scrapes material out of the notches. To get more pan tension yet, I use pan plugs under the pans, made of a mat of stuff my wife got at Joannes when she worked there. It is called Nufoam, but is like poly fill in a mat. Used for outdoor chair cushions. You can cut it to the size of the pan and vary the thickness as to what you want. Or youu can buy brand new sterlings that have about two more pounds of pan tension over old used ones!
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Re: Sterling Pan Tension?
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11/07/21 09:12 PM
11/07/21 09:12 PM
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danny clifton
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"Grumpy Old Man"
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I just never heard it called a dog before. Good a word as any. I thought somebody had scammed you into to much for a dog on trap.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Sterling Pan Tension?
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11/07/21 09:18 PM
11/07/21 09:18 PM
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Law Dog
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Glenn told me he did 3 passes with a file to get the cut he wanted when he built them.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Sterling Pan Tension?
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11/08/21 09:56 AM
11/08/21 09:56 AM
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Law Dog
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I’d like to find a Dremel wheel that made the right cut needed but I still use a file.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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