<html> At 01:36 PM 05/09/2001 -0500, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite cite>Does anyone know if there are still dedicated keytop machines available, such as the Oslo brand? Are they ever up for sale as used? I'm considering jigging up for keytops and would like to have a dedicated machine. John Minor University of Illinois</blockquote> For planing the tops, a plunge router bit in a drill press works well. The key is held in a drill press vice and passed under the bit. The front of the key is indexed in the vice and the vise hits a fence which keeps the notch straight across (not a half-circle saw kerf as an Oslund machine produces). Having a straight finish to the notch produces a nice onlay to the key with the plastic. Trimming can be done with a flush router bit and jig ala Bill Spurlock. I prefer to trim by hand with a file. Clamping is not necessary when you use PVC-E glue. Pianotech has a nice keytop, I like the off white. Regards,</html>