Enlarging Castor Recesses

Dick Beaton rbeaton@initco.net
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 14:38:02 -0700


John..
Try plugging the original holes with a dowel that fits snugly. Then use a
bit of the correct size to make a new bigger hole.
Dick Helena MT
----- Original Message -----
From: John R Fortiner <pianoserv440@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 1:38 PM
Subject: Enlarging Castor Recesses


> What is/are your favorite methods/tool(s) for enlarging the recess that
> castors fit into on the bottom of pianos such as when fitting double
> wheel castors so the arm of the castor doesn't get hung up against the
> existing recess?
> I've used chisels and rotary files chucked into a drill  for this - bad
> wording - I never chucked the chisels into a drill :-), but feel there
> has to be a better way.
>
> John Fortiner
> Billings, MT.
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