More pinblock stuff - an alternate tool

[David Skolnik]

I asked Tom McNeil if I could forward the following exchange to this 
list, in case it might be interesting to readers of this thread:

>Tom -
>The recent thread on Pianotek, starting with Ed Foote's contribution 
>to "More pinblock stuff":
>and continuing with "There was Blood", reminded me of your technique 
>for pinblock removal using a chain saw.  Have you continued using 
>this method, and if so, how many limbs or other appendages or 
>employees has it claimed?
>
>regards -
>
>David Skolnik

>Hi, David -
>
>Well, we continued with the chain saw (maybe 100 pianos since you 
>saw my demonstration) up until about a year ago.  Then I discovered 
>a wonderful saw in the hands of a remodeling contractor.  That saw 
>is a DeWalt Model 304P Variable Speed Reciprocating Saw.  Unlike any 
>other recip saw I've seen - including several similar models from 
>DeWalt - this one has a special blade chuck that allows "almost 
>flush" cutting.  I can cut parallel to the stretcher (OK, "cornice" 
>in S&S lingo) and about an eighth of an inch away from it with 
>laudable accuracy and speed.  It's safer, quieter, easier and about 
>as efficient as the chainsaw.  There's a variety of blades available 
>for this saw; I prefer the DW4802, which is 5" x 6 tpi.
>
>For now, the chainsaw is gathering dust!
>
>~ Tom McNeil ~
>Vermont Piano Restorations
>VermontPiano.com

David Skolnik
Hastings on Hudson, NY

At 01:43 PM 8/6/2008, you wrote:
>Fenton writes:
>
>  BTW, Ed said he went back to the pinblock finished it's removal. Did he
>use the router?
>
>Yes, but I did take care not to let too much sawdust land on the bandages.
>
>Ed, are you going to give up on the Bolduc cutter, or stick with it?<<
>
>I will continue to use the bit, (actually, it is one from Acousticraft and I
>have used it for years). The injury happened because I was careless while
>wearing floppy pants that got caught in the blade, after the 
>cut.  While  in the
>piano,  I have always had it under control.
>
>Regards,
>Ed Foote RPT

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