<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 9.00.8112.16430"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>?? Angle grinder with diamond 3 1/2" blade and clean up or finish surface with dremel tool??</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu href="mailto:pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu">Paul T Williams</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 26, 2011 10:58 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Grinding plate counter-bearing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2 face=sans-serif>I may be illogical, but couldn't you file down the bottom of the half round somehow?</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=sans-serif>Paul</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD><FONT color=#5f5f5f size=1 face=sans-serif>From:</FONT> <TD><FONT size=1 face=sans-serif>Don Mannino <<A href="mailto:dmannino@kawaius.com">dmannino@kawaius.com</A>></FONT> <TR vAlign=top> <TD><FONT color=#5f5f5f size=1 face=sans-serif>To:</FONT> <TD><FONT size=1 face=sans-serif>"<A href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>" <<A href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>></FONT> <TR vAlign=top> <TD><FONT color=#5f5f5f size=1 face=sans-serif>Date:</FONT> <TD><FONT size=1 face=sans-serif>07/26/2011 11:13 AM</FONT> <TR vAlign=top> <TD><FONT color=#5f5f5f size=1 face=sans-serif>Subject:</FONT> <TD><FONT size=1 face=sans-serif>[CAUT] Grinding plate counter-bearing</FONT></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <HR noShade> <BR><BR><BR><FONT color=#004080 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Hi all,</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#004080 size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#004080 size=3 face="Times New Roman">I have a little project I need to work on, and thought I would ask for some advice.  I need to grind the treble counter-bearings off of the plate of a piano in a customer’s home.  I am hoping someone here has a good suggestion for which tool works best to give a clean removal that stays relatively flat.  I would like to avoid screwing up the plate finish nearby, and leave a flat surface that I can put a half-round on.</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#004080 size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#004080 size=3 face="Times New Roman">With the tuning pins staying in place, I’m thinking a flat grinding wheel might not fit in there.  I can use a Dremel, but am worried it will be very hard to get it smooth and level.</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#004080 size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#004080 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Keeping in mind the need to do it in the home, any suggestions?  Dremel with a specific tip, maybe? </FONT><BR><FONT color=#004080 size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#002060 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Don Mannino RPT</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=Calibri> </FONT> <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>