[pianotech] Journal Article

[Ron Nossaman]

Fenton Murray wrote:
> More dittos Ron. I've long had the zact same drill press and so set it 
> up in similar fashion after meeting you and seeing your set up in KC a 
> few years back.
> I cut lots of plugs ( 3 blocks worth ) with a cheap Chinese cutter that 
> I've yet needed to replace or sharpen. The secret seems to be to cut the 
> plugs near the edge of your stock so the cutter stays cools and throws 
> off the chips out the side.
> See photo.
> Fenton

Hi Fenton. I've done them just like that, on the edge to 
minimize waste and heat buildup. The plugs I cut were 
Delignit, and generated quite a bit of heat at that. The 
composite is somewhat less dense overall, so it may not be a 
problem.

Ron N