what are the black specks on (linen fibre ferrules?) caused from?
i am pretty sure it is not chalk.
how do you get rid of them?
thanks
i am pretty sure it is not chalk.
how do you get rid of them?
thanks
black specks on the ferrule
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I had a linen ferrule and had the same black specks. Most of it was dirt trapped in the weave. I tried everything to clean it with no results. Finaly I tried the eraser on a wood pencel that kind of dug in to the weave and removed most of it.Took about an hour:angry:
So to echo the above poster I had it changed to melamine and now it is easy to clean.
So to echo the above poster I had it changed to melamine and now it is easy to clean.
Those black specks are actually the inner structure of the ferrule. Many different types of ferrules are rolled fabric impregnated with plastic. The fabric inside makes the plastic stronger than it would be alone, just like rebar inside concrete.
Phenolic rod is strengthened by either canvas or cotton. G-10 has fiberglass inside. LBM stands for linen based melamine. Solid plastic ferrules tend to have softer hits since they don't have any internal reinforcing material.
Over time, ferrules and shafts slowly get smaller, whether due to aggressive cleaning agents, sanding, or the dreaded green scrubby pad! As the outer layer of plastic disappears from the ferrule, the fabric weave becomes visible and it will never go away. There are only two choices: live with it or replace it.
Phenolic rod is strengthened by either canvas or cotton. G-10 has fiberglass inside. LBM stands for linen based melamine. Solid plastic ferrules tend to have softer hits since they don't have any internal reinforcing material.
Over time, ferrules and shafts slowly get smaller, whether due to aggressive cleaning agents, sanding, or the dreaded green scrubby pad! As the outer layer of plastic disappears from the ferrule, the fabric weave becomes visible and it will never go away. There are only two choices: live with it or replace it.
There are a couple different kinds of Elforyn, one purposefully has streaks in it to look like the grain in real Ivory. I don't know what they do to make those streaks. I'd assume they add something to the molten plastic just before they form it (I've seen stuff like that on "How It's Made" - I love that show!). But, because Elforyn is solid plastic, your speck is most likely a flaw.
Because we are conversing in text, I can't tell if you quoted "inner structure" for emphasis or if you're being sarcastic. If sarcasm was intended, I'll just say that there really is fabric inside many different types of ferrules (not all ferrule types, but many). If you don't want to believe it, that's fine. There are still people today that believe in all sorts of weird things.
Because we are conversing in text, I can't tell if you quoted "inner structure" for emphasis or if you're being sarcastic. If sarcasm was intended, I'll just say that there really is fabric inside many different types of ferrules (not all ferrule types, but many). If you don't want to believe it, that's fine. There are still people today that believe in all sorts of weird things.
very informative, thank you! two thumbs up bud!
No, wasn't being sarcastic at all, sorry it was taken thay way and thanks for your good response. I just wanted to seperate that out from the other things I was asking about. I thought it was a flaw too.