Stretching Cloth
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Yes, cloth can be over stretched in one direction or another. But if the cloth is stretch indexed and installed correctly, yes it can be installed as tight as possible. No, the cloth won't rip if it's installed to tight...what will happen though, is that long before the cloth can get damaged by stretching it, what ever is being used to anchor the cloth to the slate/backer boards...will give way first. So, cloth can only be installed as tight as the staples/glue will hold, and my gluing system is stronger than using staples.
Glen
The reason I asked is I just recovered my home table with 3030 and stretched 4.25 across the width and 2.25 at both ends, pulling with all I could. It is an 8 footer and I was surprised at how much the 3030 stretched as compared to the Basalt I used the last time. I would have guessed that the cloth would come apart over time using the gluing process and the staples might be more stable. Thanks for the input.
naaa...my gluing system if used correctly will never fail, whereas trying to staple the cloth can fail, depending on the condition of the backer boards.
I was researching if was possible to stretch cloth too tight and came across this thread. I'm not a mechanic but I installed Championship Tour Edition on an 8-foot Valley and missed the mark by 3/4 inch with the 3M10 already on the cloth. Figured I'd screwed up real bad, right? Using Kerry's tool I pulled and levered the cloth until I had glue-to-glue and pressed. The peanut gallery watching the show was telling me I was going to rip the cloth. I admit I had to accept some pull shadows but its been almost five months and its the fastest table in the place and the 3M10 is holding.
I have also have an 8-foot Dynamo where 3M77 spray was used and its already getting loose. However, 3M77 on the 7-foot Valleys is holding. I got the DVDs from Simonis and was glad to see my installer pretty much followed the bed installation for the Valley in the DVD. He'll continue to do my 7-footers but I'm taking over the two 8 footers and use 3M10.:thumbup:
I have also have an 8-foot Dynamo where 3M77 spray was used and its already getting loose. However, 3M77 on the 7-foot Valleys is holding. I got the DVDs from Simonis and was glad to see my installer pretty much followed the bed installation for the Valley in the DVD. He'll continue to do my 7-footers but I'm taking over the two 8 footers and use 3M10.:thumbup:
I use it on all bed cloths, bar NONE
