Keystick Planing--Router Sled

[Paul McCloud]

Hi, Floyd:
	Not a bad setup.  The trick is how to clamp the key so that your router
doesn't hit the clamp.  There is another way to shave off the key.  The
Wagner planer fits in a drill press, and keys held in a vise are passed
beneath it.  Raising/lowering the quill or table adjusts the depth of cut. 
You can mount a work surface with stops so that the planer only removes
wood where the keytop is going to be glued onto it.  The Wagner
Saf-T-Planer is available from Pianotek.  The cutters are "safely" recessed
so that there's little chance of cutting your fingers.  Just another idea
(not to discount your discovery).  
	Best,
	Paul

Paul McCloud
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> [Original Message]
> From: Floyd Gadd <fgadd at mts.net>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 02/08/2008 10:17:16 PM
> Subject: Keystick Planing--Router Sled
>
> I'm getting ready to plane my first set of keytops in preparation for the
> installation of new tops.  While searching through the archives for ideas
on
> how I might do it with my existing tool collection, I read a post that
> referred to using a router mounted on some kind of sled.  I queried my
> brother (who's in tool retailing) and he suggested I do a google search on
> "router planing."  Here's what showed up at the top of the list:
>
> http://www.woodzone.com/tips/planerjig.htm
>
> I thought the link is worth sharing.  To my eyes, the design looks almost
> elegent in its simplicity, and entirely to the point.
>
> Floyd Gadd
> Brandon, Manitoba
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