Wim, Ted Sambel wrote an article for the Journal some time back about this tool. It works Great! JH [link redacted at request of site owner - Jul 25, 2015] [link redacted at request of site owner - Jul 25, 2015] Wimblees@aol.com wrote: > I used to saw off the ends of shanks with a Dremel saw. But Dremel > discontinued making them. (I guess too many people trying to stop the > saw with their fingers, and suing Dremel because it cut off their fingers.) > > For a while I was taking the hammers and shanks off, and trimming the > tails with a band saw. But lately I've been using a Heavy Duty Cutt-Off > Wheel, no. 420 from Dremel. I just did a set, and it worked OK, except > that it burns the wood, which creates a bad smell, and I used 6 wheels. > > Does anyone else have a way to trim the tails, other than using a band saw? > > Wim > Willem Blees, RPT > Piano tuner/technician > School of Music > University of Alabama -- John Hartman RPT John Hartman Pianos [link redacted at request of site owner - Jul 25, 2015] Rebuilding Steinway and Mason & Hamlin Grand Pianos Since 1979 Piano Technicians Journal Journal Illustrator/Contributing Editor [link redacted at request of site owner - Jul 25, 2015]
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