I've used tiny strips of paper for this. I wouldn't use glue, since that would make the tangents thicker for good, and then what would you do when it gets humid? Your tangents would be too thick to turn.
Also, as winter arrives, I'm taking this opportunity to tell everyone who lives in a heated home, GET A DAMPIT (or some other brand of humidifier) for your hg. I keep mine in the tangent box, and don't have a lot of problems with slipping tangents. In winter when it's very dry, I have to redampen it every day, which is a small price to pay for keeping my tangents secure. Melissa --- Simon Wascher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > a nice hack is to use glue - superglue, titebond, > else: you make the > tangents foot thicker by rubbing a thin layer of > glue onto it. WAIT > TILL THE GLUE IS DRY *BEFORE* YOU PUT IT BACK I TO > ITS HOLE. > > S. > > Am 16.10.2007 um 01:46 schrieb > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > I think I read somewhere that you can also use > human hair in place > > of thread. > > > > Anna > > > > -------------- Original message > ---------------------- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Howdy all, > >> > >> I just got back from doing the Las Vegas > Renaissance Faire > >> and it was > >> super dry yet again. While there I spent the > majority of day one > >> just trying to > >> make the tangents stay put while I played. I > tried the wetting > >> trick and it > >> worked until they shrunk and did the tangent > tango again. I > >> thought "I'll > >> just use thread", only to find I didn't have any > and was to lazy > >> to go looking. > >> So I invented (reinvented, stole, borrowed ect.) > the idea of > >> using cotton to > >> tighten the tangents. I rolled it like thread, > only thicker, and > >> put it in > >> place for the rest of the show and it worked > great. > >> > >> If this has already been suggested for a > temporary fix I > >> thought I would > >> mention it as I had not yet heard it. > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> > >> > >> ************************************** See what's > new at http:// > >> www.aol.com > > > > > > > > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Datum: 15. Oktober 2007 23:07:42 GMT+02:00 > > An: [email protected] > > Betreff: [HG] Super dry weather and the tangent > twist > > > > > > Howdy all, > > > > I just got back from doing the Las Vegas > Renaissance Faire and > > it was super dry yet again. While there I spent > the majority of day > > one just trying to make the tangents stay put > while I played. I > > tried the wetting trick and it worked until they > shrunk and did the > > tangent tango again. I thought "I'll just use > thread", only to find > > I didn't have any and was to lazy to go looking. > So I invented > > (reinvented, stole, borrowed ect.) the idea of > using cotton to > > tighten the tangents. I rolled it like thread, > only thicker, and > > put it in place for the rest of the show and it > worked great. > > > > If this has already been suggested for a > temporary fix I > > thought I would mention it as I had not yet heard > it. > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your > Homepage. > > --- > have a look at: > http://hurdygurdywiki.wiki-site.com > http://drehleierwiki.wiki-site.com > --- > my site: > http://simonwascher.info > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
