This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/related attachment ------=_NextPart_001_0055_01C5AF2B.C0607A90 Where did you get the long hex bits and the red handled T driver. =20 All the tools in the photo were purchased at Wholesale Tool = http://www.wttool.com/ (they have a store very close to me in Tampa). Also, what size do you drill before you tap? =20 5/16" Can these screws be driven in after the hole is drilled? After all, I = do press in new capstans, though the wood in keys tends to be somewhat = softer. Don't know! Never tried it. Taping is super-easy - takes no effort at = all. Zip, zip, zip and you are done. The tap and extension were pretty = cheap. And you end up with a very secure fit of the set screws in the = wood. I'm quite happy using the tap, so I doubt I would try pressing. I = know Ron O. taps all his plate screws that go into pinblocks and then = uses machine screws (I'm just making the assumption he know a lot more = about this than I - pretty safe assumption I should think). Terry Farrell -----Original Message----- Well, as long as it is show and tell time, I guess I'll jump into the = fray! Below is a picture of the system/parts/tools I am using for plate = support and adjustment. Pretty much the same as Ron N and others, except = I think I interject a little bit of overkill for better sleep. As = someone pointed out, often the original screw holes are not very = straight. So I just drill them out with a half-inch bit and epoxy in = hardwood plugs. Then I line up the plate properly and drill nice = straight holes with my overhead drill press. Then I tap the holes (tap - = with extension - is the long silver thing on top). I have a long hex bit = (lower right) that I chuck into an electric drill for most of the = screwing action. Then I use the red-handled hex-bit "T" driver for = fine-tuning the height. Three of the 4" x 3/8"-16 set screws are on the = lower left. The left most is bare, the center one has the thin nylon = lock nut that the plate sits on, and the right one has the acorn nut = that goes on top of the plate (I also put a ss washer between the acorn = nut and the plate). This system seems to work quite well. Terry Farrell ------=_NextPart_001_0055_01C5AF2B.C0607A90 An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d8/2a/3c/e5/attachment.htm ------=_NextPart_001_0055_01C5AF2B.C0607A90-- ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 58901 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/43/10/51/b9/attachment.jpe ---------------------- multipart/related attachment--
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