pinblock drill press

[Claudia Cimenti]

David, Terry,

It would be great to see pictures of the various setups.

I have some space left on an internet site where I could post pictures if 
you send them to me. I would send the link to the list.

Regards,
/Claudia

At 03:53 PM 7/8/2002 Monday, Kdivad@AOL.COM wrote:
>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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Claudia Cimenti
Northborough, Massachusetts
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