Haynes Manuals....shiverrrrrrr
Scott
64 Herald 1200 with both the early and late factory Triumph manuals, and the
parts book! :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Geo Hahn" <geohahn@azstarnet.com>
To: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>; "Jim Bauder" <jimbpps@pacbell.net>;
"Ken Gano" <triumphs@mcleodusa.net>; "Scott A. Roberts"
<herald1200@home.com>
Cc: <Gbouff1@aol.com>; "Pat" <pleask@mailhost.wlc.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: TR3 Door Caps
> Thanks for all your advice on this subject. The comments were quite
varied
> yet in combination give me the approach I will try.
>
> They included:
> . obtain a good book on the subject
> . soak the leather in water
> . use heat (e.g. hair dryer)
> . mount the metal piece on a hunk of wood, hold the wood in a vise and use
the
> metal piece
> as a form
>
> I got a couple of books, the most useful was on leatherworking and said:
>
> "When vegetable tanned leather is immersed in water the fibres become soft
and
> pliable.... While it is saturated, the leather can be formed into
> three-dimensional shapes between moulds or it can be stretched and easily
> manipulated by hand. Warm water and a gentle heat can be used to speed up
the
> process."
>
> Sounds great. The "stretched and easily manipulated" is what I want
though
> the book read like it was written by the same guy who wrote the Haynes
manual
> so we'll see how "easy" it really is.
>
> Thanks again for your interest and help.
>
> Geo Hahn
> 59 TR3A
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