Re: Mark 28 issues

[billw]

With no proper compressors, it’s certainly harder. However, what can be done to help is cut some small blocks of wood to pile up and support each end of the crank, over the block. Make the blocks at least 6 inches long, because the crank is going to want to roll one way or another; so the blocks must be stable. This gives you a free extra hand, to work the rings. Just pull out an appropriate-size block, at each end, as you start to lower it in. Also, custom-cut teak or oak sticks are a little more robust than Popsicle sticks, for working the rings.

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