[CAUT] arbor press

[David Ilvedson]

Hey Alan...that looks like a great setup...funny, I went to the Micro-Mark website earlier and search for arbor press and it didn't come up?


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044


----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Alan Crane" <alan.crane at wichita.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>, "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Received: 9/5/2006 12:07:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] arbor press



>>On 9/5/06 12:10 PM, "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>Where the heck do you find a small arbor press for lead in 
>>hammers?  I'm not having any luck in my area...all 1 ton+
>>
>At 12:52 PM 9/5/06, Ken Zahringer wrote:

>>They don't exist.  You have to make your own.
>>
>>Stanwood uses a benchtop drill press.


>On the contrary, they do indeed exist (and are currently on sale) in 
>the Micro-Mark catalog (p. 39 in the current Sale issue).
>I remember using just such a press to remove keyleads in Stanwood's 
>shop a few years ago.
>As I recall, though, the installation & swedging of the new keyleads 
>was done on a small drill press.
>The Micro-Mark company sells some interesting and useful tools not 
>readily found elsewhere, including the Micro-Lux line of miniature 
>power tools (we used the Micro-Lux belt sander in Stanwood's shop to 
>trim the excess epoxy after filling keylead holes in keys).

>Here is the link on the Micro-Mark site for the mini arbor press 
>mentioned above:
>(you can get to the rest of their web site from here too)

>http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalo
>g&Type=Product&ID=60627

>Its worth mentioning that Stanwood uses a thoughtfully designed 
>vacuum setup (with an HEPA filter) on his lead removal jig.
>The keyleads we're removing are not new and most have begun to 
>oxidize (the white powdery coating).  This oxide very readily becomes 
>airborne when disturbed and is easily inhaled and absorbed through 
>the skin where it tends to do less than friendly things to the 
>central nervous system (and it doesn't go away very quickly 
>either).  Do yourself a favor and take approprite precautions when 
>working with keyleads ___________ especially those that aren't brand new.

>Hope this is helpful.



>Regards,

>Alan B. Crane,  RPT
>School of Music
>Wichita State University
>alan.crane at wichita.edu