Mike, I have to strongly disagree, at least for this clutz. My jig holds the key for me with a little help from my left hand while my right hand opperates the saw blade. Quick as 5 seconds per key the key top surface is prepared. I have tried the table saw and the radial or chop saw with a large blade is by far the best for my use. At the present the jig is on loan to be cloned. I hope to get it back in a month. Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kurta" <mkurta@adelphia.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 8:14 PM Subject: Re: Mitre saw keyfront removal. > Table saw works better-no flex or wobble, more accurate and safer too. > Mike Kurta > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <tune4u@earthlink.net> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 9:15 PM > Subject: RE: Mitre saw keyfront removal. > > > > Sounds very reasonable. I'd want to make darned sure nothing moved, so > maybe > > a mark scribed or drawn on the sawbed or guide at the end of your clamped > > stop block? > > > > Alan > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > > Behalf Of gordon stelter > > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 7:53 PM > > To: Pianotech > > Subject: Mitre saw keyfront removal. > > > > > > I haven't tried this yet, but it occurred to me that > > an accurate way to remove keyfronts with a "chop-saw" > > might be as follows: > > 1) Place a key to the left or right of the saw > > blade, depending on the "dogleg's" necessity to stay > > clear of rear fence. Place it under the blade so that > > exactly the right amount will be trimmed off. > > 2) Take a block of some stable material and butt > > it against that key's front. Then clamp another block > > to the saw base, butted up against the far end of the > > first. > > 3) Now, by butting your "measuring block" > > against the permanently clamped "stop block" and then > > clamping the key in place against the "measuring > > block" before tremoving it, the keys should all have > > exactly the same amount of front trimmed off, > > presuming no blade wobble. > > If anyone has a better idea, I would love to hear > > of it. > > Thanks! > > Thump > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more > > http://tax.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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