When I started with the Spurlock hammer tapering jig, I used a small $50 table saw and it worked great. You will never use a sander for tapering the hammers again. Al - High Point, NC From: kurt baxter Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 11:52 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: [pianotech] Hammer tapering methods? In the past I have tapered hammers on a belt sander, last time using a jig I fashioned for use on the WNG hammer tail arcing jig base. My problems with this method: Although it works great for tail-only tapering, it is awkward to taper the entire hammer. (and seems rather... wavy) Staining. I hate the look of the dark wood dust that gets ground into the felt, and won't go away even with compressed air. I like the idea of the Spurlock jig, except that I don't own a table saw. I also have concerns that a table saw in my price range would not be stable and precise enough. What has been your experience with the Spurlock jig? Does the quality of table saw matter? Anyone have a better method? Has anyone tried using a router or a jointer? (I have access to a workshop with both of those) I saw that someone on this list uses a safety planer. Anyone else have success with that method? -kurt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100708/51a5d1c3/attachment.htm>
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