It
is nice to have Elena back. With my hospital stuff and her schedules this has been the
first time in ages.
We spend several hours shooting a video on "Making Things Square"
that we will put up on YouTube once done, and, yes, I will announce it here. The
shoot went well and now I have a couple of full days of editing. "coming
soon"
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Elena looks at the box of the new product. It is part number 495209 for
197" replacement splinter guard. A 55" strip is available as 495207. They cost
$30.00 and $16.00 respectively;y.
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Elena starts the
installation by lifting up the old black strip. This one came up rather easily.
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On those guide rails where the strip did not peel back easily,
Elena used a heat gun to loosen the strip.
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Sal
uses Acetone and an old chisel to clean the track of old adhesive.
Note - be sure to store cleaning rags outside when done. Do
not leave them in the shop.
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Elena
takes the coil of strip and peels back the protective paper.
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She starts carefully laying
the replacement strip in the channel. She left a bit of strip at the start which she will
trim later.
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It
takes only seconds to roll the new strip into position.
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She uses a razor blade to cut the ends off flush to the rail.
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She has
clamped the guide rail and is making a shallow cut to trim the new strip.
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Elena inspects
the first cut of the strip. It is exact and smooth — quite different from the old
black strip.
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