help with broken tuning pin

[Tom Robinson]

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Hi Dale,
Tony makes some very good points.  A few years ago my dad, who was a maintenance
supervisor for La-Z-Boy gave me a set of square extractors.  I found these to be
much stronger than the old eze-outs and to actually work better too.  Basically,
you drill the hole and pound in the extractor, then turn it out with an
adjustable wrench.........what you call a "spanner" over there, I believe.  I
have never broken one of the square extractors.........not so with the spiral
ones.

Tom Robinson
East Tennessee

> You could try this one in UK if you like:
> eng.supplies@virgin.net  They have been good to me!
> Also take some lubricant for the drill bit, tuning pins are v.tough, and
> apply it to the drill bit. Keep the drill speed very moderate and apply
> steady pressure to drill the hole. N>B take a centre punch and put a good
> dent to start the drill or THE DRILL WILL WANDER! Once you have produced a
> hole of sufficient depth and diameter, you can then insert the "eze out" in
> anti clockwise direction.
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