by Raymond » Thu Apr 17, 2003 4:16 pm
[I guess this tight fit is just how they are and should just go ahead and force them on? How do you recommend that the "reopening" of the rim be done? I wouldn't want the rim to go out of round from pulling on it too hard.]
Unless you have the right equipment, that in essence is something that holds the "ear" of the rim and you pull it manually or with "something", the way I do it is with anything that will do that effect. My family gets made because I use a corner of the tubes of my fence (portones) where there is a space that I could stick the "ear" and I just pull back a little "ear by ear" to facilitate the entrance of the head. (Another option is the opening between the door and the wall. Both of my options "could do damage to the door, fence and/or paint without counting the damage to the ear).
Don't be afraid to pull as long as you do not ovedo it. I have the same experience with my NuSkyns that I had a litlte tear when I was first mount them. (Not your same situation but was cause when I tried to tune and I had problems with some lugs I had to replace eventually). However it have not broken, continuing tearing or affected anything. If you do not open the "ears" wide enought you will have problems with the head and you always have the risk of a scracth in the area of the "rim of the head" that could lead to a tear that when you tune could rip the head off.
For your info the rim on the Nu Skyns sit very low in comparison with natural heads.
Your decision!