[C320-list] I have a hot stuffing box...

[Scott Thompson]

Based on the experiences I had when I switched to the GFO stuff two 
years ago you should save your money.  The flax stuffing I had to remove 
was so compressed that I ruined two of those tools before I finally gave 
up and found something else that worked.  What worked best for me was a 
set of small stainless steel picks sold by Stanley Tools at the local 
hardware store.  These are not quite a sharp, but are stronger, than 
ordinary dental picks, which I also tried, but which bent and broke. The 
trick of using drywall screws also failed for me.

Scott Thompson

Richard A. Walker wrote:
> There  is a packing gland tool.  Looks like a corkscrew.  WM has them for
> $7.99.  I do the dripless shaft seal.
> 
> Cheers,
>  
> Dick Walker
> C-320 (687) WindWalker II
> 740 Olive Ave.
> Coronado, CA 92118-2136
> 619.435.8986
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of jim brown
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 4:19 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] I have a hot stuffing box...
> 
> Don't know about the gortex stuff but a straightened fish hook (not
> barbless) can grab and pull out the old flax stuff pretty effectively. Just
> jab it in and pull. Jim Brown
> 
>