Broken Agraffe....

[Ed Sutton]

O.K., the problem will be that the broken easy-out prevents you from working 
from the top, and is probably expanding the agraffe.

Perhaps you can work from below wih a right angle drill attachment. Start 
with the largest drill bit you can fit in the hole from below (assuming the 
hole goes all the way through the plate!) Use the druill to make a dimple in 
the bottom of the agraffe shank.
Then switch to a slightly smaller drill bit and carefully drill up to the 
easy-out. Don't break the drill bit!!! Now tap with a small rod or 
flat-tipped nail to remove the broken easy-out. The rest will be easy.

(If you don't want to buy a right-angle attachment, take the chuck off your 
drill,chuck the drill bit in the chuck and turn it by hand. Make sure the 
bit is sharp.)

Ed Sutton


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William Monroe" <pianotech at a440piano.net>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 5:09 PM
> Subject: Broken Agraffe....
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>> OK,
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>> How about removing a broken agraffe, with a broken spiral extractor 
>> broken off in that??  Nothing sticking up above the hole.  Any ideas?? 
>> It's, uh, this friend of mine..........  Really, I swear.
>>
>> William R. Monroe
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