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Sticky buttons?
RandyT:
Here's a possibility: The button holes are too tight (or the nuts screwed down too tight) and the wood is swelling because there is more humidity in the air now that it's starting to get warmer out. When the wood swells, it puts forces on the buttons that weren't there before and they start to stick.
RandyT
Ginsu Victim:
Thanks Randy. That totally makes sense. :cheers:
Kevin Mullins:
Or it could mean you love your machine more than your willing to talk about. ;)
(nor do I really want to know)
thatitalian:
Following on from what Randy said...
If you want the scientific answer, all matter expands when heated. Sometimes there are contraction periods. For instance ice melting to water takes less space because air isn't trapped in it. However, boil it to a gas and it expands rapidly. Wood does the same. Energy transferred into matter (in this case via heat) causes molecules to move faster. Molecules moving faster collide into each other more. In a solid this increases internal pressure. They then push in an outward direction to try to reduce the pressure. Essentially this is what causes wood to expand when heated. Everything expands when heated enough (so maybe your button is also expanding). I think the larger question is how much are you heating it? Liquifying, generally speaking, will probably shrink it, therefore you should pour a gallon of ice cold water over your CP to ensure it is cooled and does not continue to expand...
ohh, I forgot to mention, always attach photos of the results... ;D
Kayden:
Crap. I hate being right. I don't want to take my CP apart. :hissy:
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