A Hitch in a hitchpin

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Ed,
A 6" long correct size bolt to fit where the adjusting bolt of your vise
grips works well. You may have to grind down the new bolt to match the old
knerled part at the end that goes into the vise grip.
I used the slider off my old Mahaffy coil lifter
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Chick (Earthlink)" <tune4@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 7:24 AM
Subject: RE: A Hitch in a hitchpin


>
>
> Greg writes:
> <<  How about vise grips on a slide hammer >>
>
> I have wondered about that, too .  Just weld a slider to the vise-grips
and
> hammer it up.  I wondering if anybody had tried this, or perhaps a
> gearpuller
> arrangement against the plate.
>  mmm.
>
> Ed Foote RPT
>
> Find a piece of threaded rod 12" long that will replace the adjusting knob
> on a visegrip. Install a nut on the rod, thread it into the visegrip and
> "adjust" for a good tight fit. Tighten the nut against the visegrip.
Slide
> a weight onto the threaded rod and put 2 nuts near the end, one tightened
> against the other to lock them in place. Tah Dah!...a poor man's slide
> hammer.  The serations in the jaws should be sharp.  The weight can be a
> short piece of 2" rod about 3-4" long.  A local machine shop will probably
> have several to choose from and can drill the hole for you.
>
> Paul C
>
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