[CAUT] Key leveling stick??

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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Re: [CAUT] Key leveling stick??Cool, I see exactly what you mean.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
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  From: Thomas Seay=20
  To: College and University Technicians=20
  Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 9:58 AM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Key leveling stick??


  Hello all!


  I figured out a way to make a curved key leveling stick using a table =
saw. Let me "splain":


  I built a 50" wooden fixture with a 48" piece of angled aluminum fixed =
at both ends with a slot cut in the middle and toggle clamps on each end =
of the fixture to hold the blank in place. The angled edge of the =
aluminum faces the blade.


  The center of the aluminum is pushed towards the saw blade 1 to 2 mm =
and locked in place. I then take a square and straight piece of wood, =
48" x 1 1/2" x 5/16" and attach it to the jig with the toggle clamps, =
squaring it against the bowed out aluminum edge. When the clamps are =
engaged, the outside edge of the stick is under tension and bowed out =
towards the blade, following the contour of the aluminum. I then run the =
jig through the saw blade against the saw fence and cut it square. When =
the tension is released, the stick springs back to its original =
position, leaving you with a perfectly beveled edge on one side and a =
straight edge on the other. Works every time and the amount of bevel is =
adjustable.


  Tom


    On Sep 22, 2005, at 7:31 PM, Fred Sturm wrote:


      I use a piece of aluminum angle (channel, or other configurations =
will do)

      cut to length. A lot cheaper, nice and light weight.=20



    I have a 4' aluminum ruler that I've always used and gotten decent =
results with.  But when I came here, the shop already had one of the =
crowned wooden keysticks.  I just like using it much better.  It's =
lighter, faster to work with and I don't have to worry about gouging the =
piano cabinet with the sharp metal edges.  I don't know why, but I also =
prefer the sound of the key clicking against a wooden stick over the =
tink of the aluminum.


    to each his own I suppose


    Jeff


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