I like your idea Mike. Much better than the transformer one. You know how much heat you have, and with trial and error, get the optimum time for the irons you might have. I wonder how a soldering gun might work. Just make a contact for each side of the gun. You know, the kind that you change tips on, when they burn out. John Ross ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Kurta To: Pianotech Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 9:44 PM Subject: [pianotech] Verdigris on action centers You can make your own "Zapper." I purchased two inexpensive soldering irons from Radio Shack, mounted them as shown. One is held fast by the clamp, the other is movable. Both ends of the pin get about 10 seconds of heating at once. It really frees them nicely. After cooling, treat with your favorite "Freedom Juice." So far I havn't had any tighten back up, but then we've relocated 3 times in the last eight years, so I havn't been around long enough in one place to find out..... Mike Kurta, RPT IMG_2407.JPG These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ John M.Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081230/8788f196/attachment.html>
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