air hammers for stringing

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Ed and Terry,
                         The air hammer is the only way to fly, Buy a large
chisel bit, cut the end off, and drill an indent just like a regular tuning
pin punch. My blade is just over 4" long and give lots of clearance to see
what's happening,
40 to 60 psi is needed fpr operation. A short burst with the trigger and
you can just ease the pin down 1mm or less, thus ending up with the pins
all at the same height in a very controlled manner.
You end up with  no marks on the pins, no bent pins, and much more even
torque.
I also use my string hook with some tension on the wire for the last, few
mm's, and the coils do not spread.
Just play with your air pressure to control the speed of insertion,
It's about as good as controllable steam voicing one you get the hang of
it.  <G>
regards Roger





At 09:16 AM 20/10/00 -0400, you wrote:
> 
><<> Has anyone else tried an air
>>hammer to install new pins??? How does it work????>>
>
>I have been wondering about this since the convention, when two techs told
me 
>this is the only way to go.  
>   Are these air hammers the same thing you see advertised as "muffler 
>cutters",  or air chisels? 
>Wondering is this is something I want to do. 
>Regards,  
>Ed 
> 
Roger Jolly
Saskatoon, Canada.
306-665-0213
Fax 652-0505