pinblock drillpress

[John M. Formsma]

Eliot,

I've not done pinblock work before, but I've heard that the pin angle does
not have to be 7 degrees.  It can be around 5 or so.  You might want to
check into that when looking thru some old Journals.

John Formsma
Blue Mountain, MS

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Eliot Lee
Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 12:05 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: pinblock drillpress


Hello List,

	I was wondering which drill press is recommended for an on the
piano drillpress to drill pinblocks at a 7 degree angle.  What kind of
attachments are needed to make it fit?   If there is an article you could
refer me to in the PTG journal, I could look it up or buy the back issue.

	Maybe  one of you have come up with a different attachment which
can do the job.

	One technician here had a bubble gauge to make sure the angle was
right for a hand held drill, but I would rather not drill the pins by hands
because I probably would mess it up too much.

Thanks,

Eliot Lee

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