[TheForge] Repair job

Jerry Frost akfrosty at mtaonline.net
Fri May 9 13:29:39 EDT 2008


Crochet needle to hook the wool.

They're ready made, come in many sizes and can be had 
for pennies at Sally Anne's or other 2nd hand places. 
They work for pulling lead packings out of pumps too.

Frosty
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From: "Larry Brown" <lp.brown at verizon.net>


>
> Sounds like lead wool. make a small cork screw 
> packing puller  or hook from something like Stainless 
> tig wire and see how deep you can pull the strands up 
> then try to wiggle it as the wool doesn't pack well 
> too deep
> Larry Brown
>



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