Thanks for the reply's John & Randy. You are right Randy, I should have thunk of grounding the thing. I actually remember reading of a guy that not only grounded the part he was working on but went as far as wetting the ground and placing a ground strap in his sock that trailed in the water. I don't think that is really necessary, but I see the logic in it.
I will try grounding the spar John, thanks again.
Sparky out