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Subject: [TowerTalk] Cantankerous Phillystran Big Grips
From: pizzabob@TWLakes.Net (Bob Lovell)
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 01:45:35 -0500
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Morning, fellas --

Anyone else besides me had fits trying to install preformed grips on =
6700# Philly??  I got several on OK but had three that refused to wrap =
correctly despite my best efforts.

Things would be going fine until all of a sudden, about halfway down, =
one leg or the other would not fit around the Phillystran to save the =
world.  I tried rewrapping starting with the opposite leg, splitting one =
or both legs, rewrapping and changing the spacing, everything (I think). =
 It was as if the Big Grip was mismade for thinner strand.  And, yes, I =
followed the directions exactly, as well as I could, paying particular =
attention to the warning not to wrap a whole leg before starting on the =
other.  I ended up with metal on top of metal, or an inch or two of the =
ends not wrapped (#@#!&$!!).

I'm trying to figure out if I got bad grips or am just a klutz!!

73,
Bob      KK4TD

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Morning, fellas --</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Anyone else besides me had fits =
trying to=20
install preformed grips on 6700# Philly??&nbsp; I got several on OK but =
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three that refused to wrap correctly despite my best =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Things would be going fine until all =
of a=20
sudden, about halfway down, one leg or the other would not fit around =
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Phillystran to save the world.&nbsp; I tried rewrapping starting with =
the=20
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spacing,=20
everything (I think).&nbsp; It was as if the Big Grip was mismade for =
thinner=20
strand.&nbsp; And, yes, I followed the directions exactly, as well as I =
could,=20
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before=20
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or two of the ends not wrapped (#@#!&amp;$!!).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I'm trying to figure out if I got =
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am just a klutz!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>73,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Bob&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
KK4TD</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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