[pianotech] Size of Pinblock Drill bit?

[Terry Farrell]

Okay, fair enough. FWIW, I don't move the piano with my overhead drill press - the drill press is on two tracks - both X and Y axis - and it moves quite easily, so that the drill bit can find and align with the existing hole very easy.

Terry Farrell

On Mar 7, 2013, at 8:49 PM, Jim Ialeggio wrote:

> Terry wrote:
> <I'm curious, why the second pass by hand? Seems to me that a bit in a stable drill press will always give more consistent results.
> 
> I find lining the drill rig in the hovercraft scenario, or moving the whole piano in your technique, for me, awkward and difficult to get the work in a position where the bit will enter exactly as it did the first time without deflecting, or fighting with piano to find the alignment spot. Takes me a long time and is frustrating.
> 
> Obviously you commune differently with your set up, as  Ron does with his...but as they say...different folks, different strokes.
> 
> I find the variability in how we all approach the same tasks amazing. What works for one, can drive another guy nuts...of course leaving the first guy scratching his head wondering where the second guy left his brains.
> 
> Jim Ialeggio
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