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[Paul Chick (EarthLink)]

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Bill
Some one showed me a heat gun method several years ago that has worked =
with great success: Lay the action on the bench with the elbows exposed; =
apply heat with a heat gun and pull on the sticker at the same time. As =
the plastic warms, it gives and pulls clean off the center pin.  Any =
residue can be cleaned by applying heat again and/or scraping with a =
small sharpened screw driver.  If the palstic starts to bubble or burn, =
or burst into flames ( I did that in a customers home once) your heat =
source is too close and  too high.  I've tried the modified tools and =
prefer this heat method (outside the flaming elbow in the living room). =
It's much faster and cleaner.

Paul Chick
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  From: Maxpiano@AOL.COM=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 7:13 AM
  Subject: Re: tool


  In a message dated 2/1/02 11:52:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, =
imatunr@srvinet.com writes:



    Removal of plastic elbows can be a little difficult when the plastic =
at the center pin
    is not as brittle as the elbow where it usually breaks.



  My last elbow job was like this.  Despite having had to replace an =
elbow or two every year when tuning this piano, I found most elbows very =
un-brittle.

  After some frustration I tried 1) cutting the offending (non-breaking) =
elbows off with cut-nippers, and 2) melting the remaining plastic down =
to the center pin with my key bushing removal tool.  It worked.  Not =
knowing if the fumes were dangerous to my health, I opened the shop door =
and placed a box fan on the end of my workbench to blow the smoke out =
the door. =20

  Bill Maxim
  Maxim Piano Service
  212 Newpark Place
  Columbia, SC 29212-8666
  (803) 732-9225, FAX (803) 732-2641
  wmaxim@aol.com=20

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