[TheForge] Update [OT - Asphalt shingle rot? (Lichen)]

[Jerry Frost]

That's a pretty good idea Paul though I think a heavy rainfall might wash 
swarf off the roof. To take care of that possibility taking spray contact 
adhesive to the roof first might do the trick.

Jer
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul" <forge at wi.rr.com>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Update [OT - Asphalt shingle rot? (Lichen)]


>
>>>>
> I cleaned out my metal cutting saw the other day and that brought to
> mind another possible scenario for copper 'salting'.
>  If you clean out your saw, mine is a Hitachi with a toothed blade BTW,
> and saw up a bunch of copper scrap, collect the saw 'dust' and cast that
> upon the roof there is a good chance that on a hot day it might just
> melt into the shingles.
>  If nothing else, the small particles might lodge into the shingles and
> stay near the peak. The particles would be small enough that they would
> not likely be disturbed by the wind... at least it wouldn't require much
> work to place them.
>
> -- 
> Paul
> WB9HCO
> My Grandfather WAS a blacksmith...
> and it didn't do me one damn bit of good.
> All opinions are the personal beliefs of the author, and are based on 
> decades of experience... so use your best judgement, I'm just a lowly 
> crafstman.
>  "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its 
> limits." -Albert Einstein
> "Life is hard...it's harder if you're stupid" John Wayne - Sands of Iwo 
> Jima
>
>