Plate Bushings

[Jon Page]

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I have limited space and have found the Shopsmith multi-tool to suit
my purposes. I'd get it again (no regrets).

Jon Page

At 03:16 PM 09/07/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Perhaps some of the more enlightened (read experienced) shopsmiths could
>recommend what they would buy if outfitting their shop today. I will
>probably purchase several pieces within the next year or so (already have
>the Craftsman belt sander!) and would love to hear your picks.
>
>Phil Romano
>Myrtle Beach, SC
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
>To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Date: Thursday, September 07, 2000 11:26 AM
>Subject: Re: Plate Bushings
>
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@jagat.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: September 07, 2000 6:19 AM
> >Subject: Re: Plate Bushings
> >
> >
> >> >
> >> > I could even send a drawing of the jig that I use on my drill press and
> >> > on the bandsaw and would be glad to do so if that is what you want.
> >> >
> >> Thank you John I would love to see the basic idea.  I do
> >> have a bandsaw and a drill press.  The drill press was the
> >> first power tool I bought.  It is a Sears Crapsman and I
> >> have lived to long regret that purchase . . . .
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >Newton,
> >
> >Well, that that's not an indication of long life.  What did it take?  A day
> >or two after you got it set up and used it for the first time?
> >
> >I can sympathize since I made the same mistake years ago though I've long
> >since gotten rid of the thing.  I even repeated my mistake, though, and
> >later bought a Crapsman belt sander.  It was 'on sale' and seemed like such
> >a good deal.  How could I go wrong?
> >
> >Now, I don't use a belt sander much, but once in a while they are useful.
> >So, after using the thing a couple of times the switch gave out.  About two
> >weeks out of warranty, naturally.  Try as I might, I couldn't figure out
>how
> >to get the thing apart to get at that switch.  When I was told that the
>only
> >way to 'fix' the switch was to send the sander in for a 'complete rebuild'
> >at a cost of only $5.00 more than I had paid for the bloody thing, I
>trashed
> >it and vowed to never buy another Crapsman anything ever again.  That was
> >about 25 years ago and I've never regretted that decision.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Del
> >

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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