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Crutch Tip for Tracker Bar Cleaning
By Paul Freiling

I have to throw my cent-&-a-half's worth into the discussion on
vacuuming tracker bars.  A good item for this is one I use.

Take a rubber crutch tip that fits over the end of the standard vacuum
hose.  With an X-acto knife cut a small rectangular hole, (about .250 X
.375) in the end, and you have a nice tool that covers about three holes
at a time, concentrating the pull on just a couple of holes.  Also,
being rubber, it seals, and doesn't scratch or mar the tracker bar.

If you want, you can take a piece of fairly porous cloth, and put it
on between the hose and the tip, to see what you have pulled out of
the player.

Paul Freiling



(Message sent Wed, 10 Feb 1999 22:25:03 EST , from time zone -0500.)

Key Words in Subject:  Bar, Cleaning, Crutch, Tip, Tracker

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