Wim: I use the dremel wheel that is fiber reinforced to cut them off. It does burn the wood, particularly if you do them fast. When I've cut them off not quite flush, I use the dremel sanding drum and finish off that last 1/16 of an inch leaving a nice smooth surface. 20-minutes max. dave ============================================================ From: Wimblees@aol.com Date: 2004/02/19 Thu AM 11:57:08 CST To: caut@ptg.org Subject: sawing off hammershank tails 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 ============================================================ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275
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