Knabe agraffes... a couple thoughts

[Robert B Edwardsen]

Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

> Robert B Edwardsen wrote:
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> > Del:
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> > Do you remove all your agraffes from the plate and put them back in when rebuilding?
> >
> > Rob Edwardsen
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> Yes. We always remove the agraffes before we clean and spray the plate. We also plug the
> agraffe holes in the plate before we spray it. If we have to reuse the original
> agraffes, we ream the holes slightly and wire brush them before putting them back in. If
> we can, we replace them.
>
> Del

  How often do agraffes break when removing them?  That has always been my concern and for
that reason have always left them in the plate and resurfaced and deburred  them.

Rob