I'll be there proud with my new three letters. Allan Sutton, RPT www.pianotechniquemontreal.com 2010/6/16 Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net> > Tom said: > " P.S. If you don't have a table saw --get one ! > I used a little 8 1/4" Makita for years before picking up a more serious > saw. You'll wonder how you survived without one" > > Tom et al, > I would have to disagree on that one Tom. I have a very good Craftsman > (1950-60's), Table saw. It works beautifully. I seldom use it, except to do > dimensioning sanding, which is really a cool attachment.<G> My saw of choice > is my 40's Boice-Crane Band Saw! I use it almost every day and feel it's > more suited to the kind of work we do when making things for pianos. I > consider it Safer and more Dangerous, all at the same time. It will make a > smaller kerf, less sawdust and not attach your hearing, like the table saw > will. Less apt to kick back, etc. > For making a good Damper Upstop Rail I'd choose the band saw with a good > rip fence and appropriate accessories.<G> > BTW, my compliments to Matthew for using the correct terms!<G> > Regards, > Joe > > P.S. > I hope to see y'all in Vegas!<G> > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) > Captain, Tool Police > Squares R I > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100616/2d652e4a/attachment.htm>
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC