how to condition aluminum call

[paboxcall]

I forgot to mention I liked the aluminum pot so much, easy to play and sounds great. I just got my enticer slate and it works the same as the aluminum,  any direction, which for me makes it far easier to play. For me imop

Even blasted aluminum will require conditioning after riding in the vest, the surface has little memory. You can condition in a circular pattern if the pot call responds across the whole face as yours does. On pots that have "dead spots" then conditioning perpendicular to the direction you are dragging the striker matters more.

[potter]

Thanks al, I did get the greystone  will try it. The slate call is a great call too.i just cant put them down and am amazed at the difference  in tones with different strikers and places on the pot. Thanks again, keep the videos coming.

[Beards and Hooks]

  Highly recommend Als' calls, great guy to deal with too.  IMO his strikers are very underated as well they play real consistent for me.

[mspaci]

Im not buyin any of this, my calls play any direction & the whole surface all the way across & they arent measured down to nearly .001?? Just milimeters. This has nothin to do w/ it IMO. Mike

[paboxcall]

Im not buyin any of this, my calls play any direction & the whole surface all the way across & they arent measured down to nearly .001?? Just milimeters. This has nothin to do w/ it IMO. Mike

Talking about the same thing. In my experience this pertains mass production pot calls, not custom made. I wouldn't let a pot go out the door if it didn't play across the whole surface. But production calls from box stores, I've run good ones and bad ones. I have an old Quaker Boy aluminum in a plain plastic pot I wouldn't trade for the world. And I've had other production pots that did a better job keeping water rings off furniture than make passable turkey sounds.

Just my experience.

[potter]

I dont think you understand what I mean by anywhere on the surface.i always sanded east to west played north to south.watch his video, you can pick up the call play anywhere without worrying if your going against the grain.

[Bowguy]

If the maker sanded it circular that oughta work. I personally condition one way. I'm no fan of a Pa maker but he sends the calls apparently at least sometimes sanded circular. My buddy loves em and has since sanded the rest that way. He said it adds to playability of call. I should mention I'm only referring to slick aluminum

[outdoors]

If I'm not mistaken years past that's how it was conditioned

[mspaci]

its all in how its conditioned & not because of the .001 precision thing. Mike