Stretching Cloth

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av84fun

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If (when) the cloth (860) loosens up, I have heard that you can wipe the surface with a barely damp cloth and then quick dry it with a hair dryer to shrink it a little.

Would that work or would it be a far better idea to have a mechanic come and stretch it.

THANKS!

Jim
 
av84fun said:
If (when) the cloth (860) loosens up, I have heard that you can wipe the surface with a barely damp cloth and then quick dry it with a hair dryer to shrink it a little.

Would that work or would it be a far better idea to have a mechanic come and stretch it.

THANKS!

Jim
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how long has it been. Maybe it's time to have the table recovered and have someone else recover it.
 
sdbilliards said:
how long has it been. Maybe it's time to have the table recovered and have someone else recover it.
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No...only about 6 months or so. Still another 6 months left given the amount of time I have to play.

The room it's in is not on my house's HVAC system...it has thru the wall (mothel style) heating/cooling which I don't run all day/night so it is subject to a very wide range of temp/humidity.

I have a top mechanic here in N'ville who does an excellent job so the minor looseness is not his fault.

Thanks!
Jim
 
Club Billiards said:
Let me point you in the direction of this thread. I beleive the same topic was covered. :)

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=83995

My opinion, you should have a mechanic give it a good re-stretch.

Hope this helps!
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Thanks Josh. Interesting. And will ALL due respect to the main man...the one and only RKC...yes, wool DOES shrink.

One of the many reasons I have an ex-wife is that she washed one of my favorite pure wool sweaters and put it in the dryer. When it came out, I had to give it to my 9 year old nephew! (the fact that she ran over a $2,000.00 set of golf clubs didn't help the marriage any either)!

But here is why wool DOES shrink...

But, another characteristic of wool yields the secret of why wool sweaters and clothing knitted from wool yarn can sometimes shrink. Two conditions are required for wool to shrink. Water and heat. The outside of the wool fiber is hydrophobic?hates and repels water. The inside of the wool fiber is hydrophilic?hollow and absorbs water. Every fiber has a love hate relationship with itself. Even though wool wants to repel water around the fiber, at a certain point of getting wet, it reverses its process of repelling water to absorbing water. When this happens it brings water into it?s core and holds it. SLEEPING INDIAN enhances the water repelling nature of wool by using a 4 ply weave. But you have to be careful not to overdo the weave or the fabric will not be able to breath. Has to be a balance to get the best water shedding and breathability.

In the microscopic view, that is under a microscope, the outside of the wool fibers look like they are made from overlapping shingles, like shingles on the roof of your house. When wool gets wet and heat and agitation is present, wool has a tendency to overlap and lock the shingles. Thus the impression of shrinking is created. This is inherent in all wool fibers!!!

It doesn't shrink much on the sheep because A) it is tremendously oily on the sheep...which is why they stink so badly...and b) they are rarely exposed to 150 deg. temps like in a dryer!

(-:

Jim
 
av84fun said:
The room it's in is not on my house's HVAC system...it has thru the wall (mothel style) heating/cooling which I don't run all day/night so it is subject to a very wide range of temp/humidity.
Thanks! Jim
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Turn the AC on overnight and check the cloth in the morning.

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av84fun said:
Thanks Josh. Interesting. And will ALL due respect to the main man...the one and only RKC...yes, wool DOES shrink.

One of the many reasons I have an ex-wife is that she washed one of my favorite pure wool sweaters and put it in the dryer. When it came out, I had to give it to my 9 year old nephew! (the fact that she ran over a $2,000.00 set of golf clubs didn't help the marriage any either)!

But here is why wool DOES shrink...

But, another characteristic of wool yields the secret of why wool sweaters and clothing knitted from wool yarn can sometimes shrink. Two conditions are required for wool to shrink. Water and heat. The outside of the wool fiber is hydrophobic?hates and repels water. The inside of the wool fiber is hydrophilic?hollow and absorbs water. Every fiber has a love hate relationship with itself. Even though wool wants to repel water around the fiber, at a certain point of getting wet, it reverses its process of repelling water to absorbing water. When this happens it brings water into it?s core and holds it. SLEEPING INDIAN enhances the water repelling nature of wool by using a 4 ply weave. But you have to be careful not to overdo the weave or the fabric will not be able to breath. Has to be a balance to get the best water shedding and breathability.

In the microscopic view, that is under a microscope, the outside of the wool fibers look like they are made from overlapping shingles, like shingles on the roof of your house. When wool gets wet and heat and agitation is present, wool has a tendency to overlap and lock the shingles. Thus the impression of shrinking is created. This is inherent in all wool fibers!!!

It doesn't shrink much on the sheep because A) it is tremendously oily on the sheep...which is why they stink so badly...and b) they are rarely exposed to 150 deg. temps like in a dryer!

(-:

Jim
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I'll tell you what, when you move a Diamond or any other one piece slate table, if the table come in contact with moisture in the air, by the time you get the table to where it's going, the cloth will be sagging down towards the lower side pocket, and the cloth on the table will be loose everywhere. After a while being set up, it'll tighten back up, but never tighter that it first was. And get a bed cloth wet some time, and see how loose it'll become, and never tighten back up again....I promise you that...LOL

Glen
 
av84fun said:
Thanks Josh. Interesting. And will ALL due respect to the main man...the one and only RKC...yes, wool DOES shrink.

One of the many reasons I have an ex-wife is that she washed one of my favorite pure wool sweaters and put it in the dryer. When it came out, I had to give it to my 9 year old nephew! (the fact that she ran over a $2,000.00 set of golf clubs didn't help the marriage any either)!

But here is why wool DOES shrink...

But, another characteristic of wool yields the secret of why wool sweaters and clothing knitted from wool yarn can sometimes shrink. Two conditions are required for wool to shrink. Water and heat. The outside of the wool fiber is hydrophobic?hates and repels water. The inside of the wool fiber is hydrophilic?hollow and absorbs water. Every fiber has a love hate relationship with itself. Even though wool wants to repel water around the fiber, at a certain point of getting wet, it reverses its process of repelling water to absorbing water. When this happens it brings water into it?s core and holds it. SLEEPING INDIAN enhances the water repelling nature of wool by using a 4 ply weave. But you have to be careful not to overdo the weave or the fabric will not be able to breath. Has to be a balance to get the best water shedding and breathability.

In the microscopic view, that is under a microscope, the outside of the wool fibers look like they are made from overlapping shingles, like shingles on the roof of your house. When wool gets wet and heat and agitation is present, wool has a tendency to overlap and lock the shingles. Thus the impression of shrinking is created. This is inherent in all wool fibers!!!

It doesn't shrink much on the sheep because A) it is tremendously oily on the sheep...which is why they stink so badly...and b) they are rarely exposed to 150 deg. temps like in a dryer!

(-:

Jim
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Heat from a dryer burns the wool, which causes it to shrink. When a 100% wool sweater comes straight out of the washer, with cold water, I guarantee you it's about 2 sizes bigger than it was when it was put in...LOL

Glen
 
If you really want to tighten up your cloth, iron it with a hot iron, but don't let it sit in any one spot, or you'll burn the nylon in the cloth faster than you can say "Oh shit!"...LOL

Glen
 
realkingcobra said:
If you really want to tighten up your cloth, iron it with a hot iron, but don't let it sit in any one spot, or you'll burn the nylon in the cloth faster than you can say "Oh shit!"...LOL

Glen
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Interesting...should I put the iron at it's highest temp and should there be any steam?
 
I would bet the a/c over night idea would definately help but a re-strech would be ideal,especialy with summer on it's way.
 
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