Big time. Wear your ear protection! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erwinpiano" <Erwinpiano@email.msn.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 7:26 PM Subject: Fw: Air Hammer > 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. > > > > > > > > > > >
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