In a message dated Mon, 8 Jul 2002 11:01:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, ptuner@optonline.net writes: > > > Hi All, > > Can anyone recommend a currently available brand/type of drill press > suitable for drilling pinblocks in the piano. The ones I've been seeing > around here don't seem like they are adaptable enough to do > the job. > > Thanks, > Matt Matt, I like to drill my pinblocks in the piano, I set a dedicated and siliconed pinblock plank across the piano. A table top Delta drill press that has been modofied by shortening the support tube and reinserting it into the base which is turned 180 degrees to face backword. I mount the base on a 3/4 inch piece of plywood slightly larger then base to allow for 4 large lag bolts with heads polished to be threaded through one at each corner of the plywood. I thread the lags through so I can adjust the angle I want to drill my pinblock (raising the back of the drill base) and I polish the heads to facilitate sliding across the siliconed pin block blank. 15 inch drill bits are required to reach the block and the only thing you need to be careful of is drilling too fast and actually raising the front of the drill press with the pressure, but then again I like to drill at a reasonable speed anyway. I countersink the block slightly with a hand drill through the plate with a bit that just fits the plate hole to ensure centering with my pin bit and away I go. I also cool my bit with compressed air. This system is portable, accurate, easy to use and cheap. David Koelzer DFW
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