Patrick, I read into your questions that you don't do many teflon bushings, and are looking for something temporary. Without a doubt the Pianotech reamers are the best tool. I have found the tapered reamers to be a waste of time . However, I remember during the teflon age that a very temporary reamer could be made by rolling a center pin between two files. Check the final size of the reamer pin after a couple of runs between the files to match the fit of the bushing. There are a few nuances with this solution to make it work, but it can produce clickless results. Joel Joel Jones, RPT Madison, WI On Jun 25, 2005, at 4:04 PM, J Patrick Draine wrote: > It's been a long time since I've repinned teflon bushings (click! > click!) -- and lo and behold the straight reamers which I bought maybe > 25 years ago have disappeared from my toolkit. The reamers which > Pianotech sells are $20 apiece (or a set of 8 for $140). Yikes! Can > one find these through other (non piano) suppliers at a better rate? > Would reaming with drill bits of the same diameter yield acceptable > results? I assume using the Mannino reamers would be a very major faux > pas? > Patrick Draine > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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