Again, FYI Joe. The Danair nailer tip allows you to pound the tuning pin in directly WITH the string coiled onto it. The little spring-loaded collar that extends around the tuning pin lower than the hammering element, only extends 1/4" or 3/8" down. It does not interfere with the wire coil on the tuning pin. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 11:11 PM Subject: Re: Air Hammer > Carl, > I'm not quite following what you are doing. I guess I need a picture. It's > almost clicking, but must be the hour or the senility kicking in. :-) > Another thing that hasn't been mentioned by anyone is, are you air nailing > the tuning pin WITH the wire attached or without? As I always use a tuning > pin crank to wind the coil, BEFORE I pound the pin, this is, I think, an > important factor. I know that a lot of techs pound the pin first and then > STRUGGLE to get the wire wound on the t.pin. IMHO this leads to beckets all > over the map, so I do it the other way. (It's the way Del taught me.) Good > to hear from you on this subject, as I'll be stringing a C. Bechstein, soon. > Best Regards, > Joe Garrett > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carl Meyer" <cmpiano@home.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 7:33 PM > Subject: Re: Air Hammer > > > > > > Joe, I ordered the one for 3/8 since in my earlier post I used a 3/8 bolt > > with a shaft coupler and lock nut to set the depth. A piece of rubber > crazy > > glued to the end prevented damage to the block. I used this with a hammer > > and it worked well. > > > > So now I cut the head off the bolt but I had to sand the diameter slightly > > to get it to fit in the 3/8 hole. I found that the bolt started to > > mushroom very quickly. I guess I could routinely grind off the mushroom. > > but I might try a grade 8 bolt that would be harder. > > > > In your case, I'd find a 1/2 inch OD x 3/8 ID piece of steel tubing and > > braze or even locktite it on the end of the 3/8 bolt. Taper grind it so > > that the punch will hit only the bolt end. Now the tubing will act as a > > guide for the driver and the shaft coupler will serve as a guide for the > > tuning pin. The tubing needs to be only an inch or so long. Next time > I'm > > at the hardware store I'll see if I can find a grade 8 bolt long enough. > > I'll let you know haw that works. > > > > I drove a few pins today in a scrap piece of supply house pinblock. > > Awesome! > > > > Regards > > > > Carl Meyer > > > > From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 4:19 PM > > Subject: Re: Air Hammer > > > > > > > Carl, > > > It came with 3 "tips". 1."finish nail": @.2000" ID 2. "Magnetic tip": > > > @.4500", which is ok diameter, but don't want magnetized tuning pins! 3. > > > "Standard tip: .5000", which is too darned big! > > > Could you tell me the size of the "tip" you use? > > > Regards, > > > Joe Garrett > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Carl Meyer" <cmpiano@home.com> > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 2:25 PM > > > Subject: Re: Air Hammer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe! Just what exactly is the ID of the tip you have on your air > > hammer? > > > > > > > > Carl Meyer > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> > > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 11:32 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Air Hammer > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bought one of these at that price. Still trying to figure out how it > > > > works. > > > > > There were no tips that would fit over a tuning pin, so I'll > probably > > > have > > > > > to have a special one made. So much for bargains. :-( I suspect, > after > > > > > checking the Danair website, that I should have bought on of those! > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Joe Garrett > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Carl Meyer" <cmpiano@home.com> > > > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 8:01 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: Air Hammer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Murphy's law strikes again!!! Whenever you buy something, it > always > > > is > > > > on > > > > > > sale somewhere else cheaper!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh well. It's only money, > > > > > > > > > > > > Carl Meyer > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: Ron Lindquist <ronli@newnorth.net> > > > > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 7:25 AM > > > > > > Subject: Air Hammer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Harbor Freight Tools has a nice one on sale for $49.95--I got > one > > > when > > > > > > they > > > > > > > were $79. > > > > > > > <harborfreight.com> or 800-423-2567. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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