Back into it.
Yesterday I fixed up 3 crokinole boards that consistently made leaners.
The one thing in all of the boards was that the owners thought they could sand
the edge of the hole and this would stop the leaners. It made it worse.
Think of it a a sharp edge on hockey skates the sharper the less resistance. I
returned the centre hole to a crisp sharp edge and the leaner problem all but
disappeared.
Sanding the edges gives it a lazy edge and the buttons can rest on the rounding.
Willard


   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Super Plak
   To: Crokinole@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:05 AM
   Subject: Re: [Crokinole] Re: leaners


     Good morning everyone,

   I may have missed the point somewhere in the dialogue but are "leaners"
   really that big a deal? Having purchased a number of boards over the years,
   both old and new, I try to respect the fact that each board is unique and
   often has its own characteristic of play.

   In a scenario such as the WCC in Tavistock I can see the need for
   consistency from one board to the next, but beyond that a board is a board
   and should be played as such.

   Just my thoughts.

   Murray Scott
   penlam@...

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: "brianmiltenburg" <leafster99@...>
   To: <Crokinole@yahoogroups.com>
   Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:17 PM
   Subject: [Crokinole] Re: leaners

   > We have waxed all of our men and the leaners have been reduced but still
   > occur. My brother bought some kiddie round sunglasses from Value Village.
   > We popped the lenses out and will try them out in the holes (a la Hilinski
   > style) after we sand them down a bit so they fit. I think the Hilinski
   > boards have the centers filled with that glass bubble thing to avoid the
   > leaners and it works really well. (never had a leaner).
   >
   > We have figured out that humidity is definitely a factor because there are
   > no problems in the basement with leaners. Everything went well for the
   > first 1/2 hour or so last night but when the temperature changed, the men
   > began to lean again. (Doh!) The good news is that I beat my brother
   > finally 40 to 40 with 122 twenties to break the tie.
   >
   >
   >> The problem im having is trying to figure out how the hole depth
   >> changes?The depth must have been wrong in the first place and thru ware
   >> will stop the man from fully dropping in the hole.Its a pity that one has
   >> to buy a board that is sub standard (poor quality) and then have to fix
   >> the thing yourself.
   >>
   >
   >
   >
   >
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