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Seat R&R
In message <A955A4BCA8F8D011AE1C0000F804A88A6ED624@EMSS05M02.ems.lmco.com> "Smith, Kirby A" writes:
> I think I just reused the triangular thingies, if you mean the soft
> steel things that retain the leather draw wire to the seat bottom; in
> fact I just bent them up just enough to stretch the leather out of them,
> and then put it back.
Can't. Got bored. Got these neat miniature bolt cutters ...
Also can't find a stockist of hog ring pliers. My local tool specialist
has an air-driven version - saying, with perhaps some justification,
that the pliers are not suitable for _producing_ upholstery, but only
for repair.
"Everyone we know uses cable ties."
I also have to find a supply of hog rings, of course.
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Phil Payne
Phone: 0385 302803 Fax: 01536 723021
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