Pneumatic Soundboard Press

[Farrell]

Yes.

It would just be quite a bit slower, but you could still glue on all the ribs during one very long day.

If you are using the same radius all ribs, you could make the curved caul portion integral with the unit. If you are using different radii, you would need to make the curved cauls removable so that you could use the proper radius caul for the particular rib you are gluing.
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: Pneumatic Soundboard Press


> I'm looking at all these soundboard press plans and they all seem to be
> designed to glue up the whole panel at once.  Thus, they require a large
> platform (read square footage).  Could one have a single rib press that
> glues one rib at a time?  The board would be supported on a table and
> inserted through the press to the position of the rib that was being glued
> up.  The dimensions would be considerably less.  I realize it would take
> longer, but since I am not a high production shop, I can afford a little
> more time.  
> 
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
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