pinblock drill press

[Claudia Cimenti]

Hello,

New pictures available at: 
http://webpages.charter.net/cimenti/overhead_drill_press/overhead_drill_carl.html

These are courtesy of Carl Meyer.

Regards,
/Claudia


At 08:05 PM 7/11/2002 Thursday, you wrote:
>List, hi!
>
>I have put Terry's pics up at 
>http://webpages.charter.net/cimenti/overhead_drill_press/overhead_drill.html
>
>Terry, thanks for making the pictures available.
>
>Regards,
>/Claudia
>
>At 04:27 PM 7/11/2002 Thursday, Claudia Cimenti wrote:
>>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
>claudia_cimenti@mail.com
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Claudia Cimenti
Northborough, Massachusetts
claudia_cimenti@mail.com
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