[pianotech] Tool for plate removal

[Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft]

Noah,

I used a 5" heavy steel angle iron "L" (turn the L upside down). Screw it into 3 or 4 beams with lag bolts and drill a hole through the part of the beam hanging down. Add a "U" dingy. It's a U with a bolt going through the top, and hang your hoist hook from that. I pulled Steinway "D" plates using that set up.

Al - 
High Point, NC
  From: Noah Frere 
  Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 7:24 PM
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tool for plate removal


  Thanks everyone! I ended up getting this 1-ton Hoist and set it up as shown, attaching to 3 beams using Simpson-ties. My beams were too thick so i clumsily but effectively chiseled the beams down 1/4". The hoist actually hangs a little below the top of my head but it is easy enough to unclip from the chains if I want. I couldn't believe how easy it is to lift heavy objects. Seen here is me removing the keybed. 
  The only thing that concerns me is the splitting at the ends of the 2X4s. Since I wanted to stop the splitting. I didn't use all the holes in the Simpson-ties. I did some pull-ups though and it seemed solid enough. 



  On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Noah Frere <noahfrere at gmail.com> wrote:

    I am upgrading my shop work, and as such need a winch (if that is the tool) needed to remove the plate. I couldn't find anything in the archives, nor in the Schaff catalog. Any ideas? 


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