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Jumbo Roll is Slipping on Ampico B
By Lester Wolff

[ Lester Wolff wrote in 160316 MMD --

> I have encountered a problem with recut Jumbo rolls: the rolls
> hesitate the last few feet of playing, requiring me to momentarily
> hold the edge of the playing spool so that the paper on the
> take up spool tightens.

The problem was solved by easing the tension on the play brake strap.
It was ending too tight at the end of Jumbo rolls.

Lester Wolff
Sarasota, Florida

(Message sent Mon 21 Mar 2016, 12:27:02 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject: Ampico, B, is, Jumbo, Roll, Slipping

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