Tony, by all means try the second option first. Pianotek sells a pin remover of this type and it is _easy_ to use. It threads onto the old pin with left hand threads which are tapered (like a pipe thread). When it gets tight you just continue to turn it counter-clockwise and it take the old pin out. I _really_ hate the easy out method. It is neither easy nor usually do you achieve the "out" part. Dale Fox On Fri, 9 Jun 2000 13:20:15 +0100 "Tony Court" <Tony_The_Tuner@nationwideisp.net> writes: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: DALE DAVIDSON <davidsonpianos@hotmail.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 12:01 PM > Subject: help with broken tuning pin > > > > Hello list, > > > > Yesterday I had my first(and hopefully last) experience with a > broken > tuning > > pin. An upright Knabe, broken at the becket hole on the pin > closest to the > > pressure bar. The pin in question is very tight. > > I've seen two different tools in supply house catologues: A simple > tap and > > die, and something that has a reverse thread that looks like it > threads > > itself onto the outer diameter of the broken pin. I have about > 3/8ths of > an > > inch of exposed pin to work with. > > Any one out there had the pleasure of experiencing this? > > I would appreciate any advice regarding type of tools used, any > particular > > techniques or tricks that worked. > > > > Thank you in advance, > > > > Dale Davidson RPT > > Ottawa, Ont., Canada > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > >Hi Dale, > It depends how much shoulder you've got left on the pin. the devices > that > fit over the pin rely on having quite a good lump to get hold of, so > I > prefer the other kind that you mention i.e the thing like a tap. > These are > sold in UK as a small set of 4or 5 sizes called "eze outs", plus you > will > need a tap wrench.I get these from engineering supply places, which > often > stock many of the implements we use in the piano trade, but cheaper > than the > piano supply houses. 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. > As the "eze out" gets a grip it will then start to bring the pin > out. > If you can avoid using the smallest tool, so much the better, as the > small > ones are inclined to break easily. > On a more cheerful note, I have been tuning for 15 years( imperial > years > that is) and it hasn't happened to me more than a couple of times! > Good luck, > Tony > > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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