Fw: Air Hammer

[Erwinpiano]

  Tom

 Is this thing noisy?

Dale Erwin



----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Servinsky" <tompiano@gate.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: Air Hammer


> Terry,
> I found with my 3.5 hp 30 gal. compressor...not big by most standards, I
was
> able to  work between 50-60lbs with good control.  What I like the best
was
> I could back and touch up my depth with a quick "pop"  from the palm
nailer
> and would accurately move the pin 1 mm.
> The think the relative question is how much torque are you shooting for in
> your tuning pin fit.  Obviously higher torque will require high  pressure
> from the compressor.  With the Florida pianos and the probability the
pianos
> are going to stay in Florida, we aim for 120lbs, which after  several
> tunings provides for a nice tuning feel. Not too much work and yet ample
> enough torque to keep the pins stable. In those situations I found
50-60lbs
> was ample pressure.
> My next string job  will be for an out of state  client with extremely dry
> winters.  We will be aiming for a much higher torque and thus the pressure
> will increase as well.
> The Palm Nailer, in  my opinion, is impacting the rebuilding industry as
the
> the Accutuner did for tuners when it first came out.  An incredible tool.
> As for my earlier comments about the need for the special tip...hog wash!
> This tool N16-16 works incredibly well right out of the box and
personally,
> at this point, won't change a thing.
> Tom Servinsky, RPT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Air Hammer
>
>
> > Hey Tom! Glad your project met with success! You had me worried that I
> > swrewed up my piano but just could not see it! I'm curious what air
> > pressure(s) you were using. I found that you need 70 or 75 lbs. just to
> make
> > the thing work all the time. If you set it lower it would poop out under
> > hard/fast driving. 75 lbs. seemed to me to be ideal. Enough to drive a
pin
> > in fast, and low enough that when you wanted just one or two slow pops
> from
> > the nailer, you had enough control to do just that. What did you find
> worked
> > well?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Servinsky" <tompiano@gate.net>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 6:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: Air Hammer
> >
> >
> > > Jeannie,
> > > Hold on while me wipe the egg of my face...there!
> > > I must have sounded like Chicken Little..."the sky is falling" with
> > regards
> > > to the stock tip that comes with the Palm Nailer.  I should have never
> > > commented on the tip until I had a chance to use it.  I was simply
> passing
> > > on what I thought was useful information from the manufacturer.
> > >
> > > It does work great right out of the box.
> > > I personally can't find anything wrong with this tip.
> > > I strung a Mason & Hamlin A today and what a pleasure!!!!
> > >   In the meantime I will be calling the tech from Danair and tell him
to
> > > stop telling piano rebuilders the stock tip is not suitable.
> > > Very Humbly Yours,
> > >
> > > Tom Servinsky,RPT
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > In the meantime sorry
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:07 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Air Hammer
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hello guys!
> > > >
> > > >  "you didn't say what was wrong with the original tips and why they
> > can't
> > > be
> > > > used as-is." The tip that comes with the nailer appears to me to be
> > > perfect.
> > > > I used it just as-is and it worked perfect.
> > > >
> > > > ">I'm so glad you explained about the difference between installing
> > > > > with the coil on the pin or not.  I put the pins in first without
> > coils,
> > > > as
> > > > > I think Terry mentioned he does it, so I wouldn't run into a
problem
> > > until
> > > > > later when I wished to even out the height with the coils now on
the
> > > > pins."
> > > >
> > > > Like I said in a previous post: I put the coils on the pins before
> > > driving.
> > > > No problem with as-is tip. Obviously then, there will be no problem
if
> > you
> > > > drive the pins first and then put coils on and then wish to even up
> coil
> > > > heights.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone tell me why they think the tip that comes with the Daniar
> > > Nailer
> > > > does not work just fine out of the box?
> > > >
> > > > Hey, I just ran out to my shop to see exactly how the nailer tip
sits
> > atop
> > > a
> > > > tuning pin. I put it on a coiled pin and pressed down, but of course
> > > because
> > > > the air pressure was not on, the tip compresses and kinda thuds to a
> > > > collapsed state - quite unlike when hooked up to an air supply.
> Anyway,
> > in
> > > > this condition, the collar does go down to the coil and actually
rests
> > > upon
> > > > the coil. I guess I have to say that I don't know exactly how it
rides
> > the
> > > > pin top during use. But I can say that I pounded a couple hundred
pins
> > > with
> > > > string coils into a pin block with complete success using the tip as
> it
> > > came
> > > > with the Nailer as-is.
> > > >
> >
>