This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Eric, =20 Good tip! When you polish with it does it remove the burrs around the top perimeter, or does it just shine them? =20 Thanks, =20 Jim Busby =20 ________________________________ From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel) Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:40 AM To: 'files@ptg.org' Subject: [Files] [CAUT] Tool for removing capstans =20 I finally found time to make some photos of this tool for those who are interested... =20 The tool started life as a 3/8" plug cutter of unknown manufacture. It just says U.S.A. 3/8" on the tool. I think it was from one of those "Do it" places. Anyway, it proved useless as a plug cutter and sat around next to the drill press for a few years until the day I spied it while trying to think of a way to quickly and efficiently remove capstans without taking the keys off the keyframe. This is how it works. I place a damper wire set screw (I couldn't find anything that worked better) into one of the holes in the capstan and place the tool (chucked into my cordless drill) onto the capstan making sure the screw gets up into the cutter slot on the side of the tool (photo #2). I then back the capstan out, remove the screw, throw the capstan into a cup and put the screw into the next capstan. I know this sounds clumsy and a little involved but it goes really quickly and it really does take just 10 minutes to remove a whole set. To insert the capstans, I just do everything in reverse. Put the capstan with the screw inserted into the tool, put the capstan into the hole in the key and turn it in. This takes a little longer than turning them out because you have to be more careful, but is still fast. I needed a spacer in the tool to keep the tool from going too far down on the capstan and came up with the brilliant idea of using a felt plug cut from some scrap hammer felt (photo #1). After inserting the plug I wrap some tape around the tool to keep the plug in place. This serves the dual purpose of spacer and polisher. To polish, I put a small dab of Flitz on the top of every capstan and spin the tool on the capstan at high speed (without the little screw inserted of course) and then clean it off with a cotton rag. It takes 10 - 15 minutes to do a whole set this way. =20 Eric =20 =20 Eric Wolfley, RPT Supervising Piano Technician College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati =20 Photos at: =20 http://tinyurl.com/b46fo =20 http://tinyurl.com/8w2f3 =20 =20 Direct ptg.org URLs: =20 https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/ae/9d/92/e7/capstantool1. jpg =20 https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/5b/61/16/f4/capstantool2. jpg =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/d7/61/b9/5a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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