Hi Jon, That is a great tip! If the compression fitting is too thick/wide one could narrow it quickly with a belt sander. I do not know about taking material off the wood plug. I have found even if they are a little tight the compressed sockets can be easily driven into the wood. And tight is good, for the reason some casters fail is that they become loose either at the screw or the caster itself. I have at times saved a socket that would not hold the caster by using a center punch to redefine the dimple in the side of the socket. To hold the shape of the socket while using the punch, use a 3/8" wood dowel or bolt and be sure to keep the dowel below the punch mark Casters that have the ring may not work in the same socket as those designed without. They can be too lose in the socket ( up and down ) and hang down too far causing the caster stem to be more prone to bending as they bounce down school halls and over thresholds, so I always check the dimple to see how loose the caster will be when its in its socket. Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@attbi.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 5:44 AM Subject: Re: Baldwin caster socket questions > At 07:32 PM 10/3/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >> Can I buy just the > >>little collar? > > Usually, the dimple at the end of the socket will hold the caster stem but > I the odd case that it doesn't > you can get a plumbing fitting to work. I think it's a 3/8" > compression-fitting ring. File it to fit into the post channel > and cut it so it will open to go onto the post, close around post; insert > into socket. I don't remember if the saw kerf > produces enough material removed for a proper wrap. > > >>5. The socket hole is now expanded in the center. Does the socket's > >>walls depend on a tight hole for support? > > Schaff will also have a wooden sleeve to fit over the socket. These are for > those big old hunkers of the 'one-piece' unit > variety. You may have to enlarger the hole in the case to accommodate them. > > Regards, > > Jon Page, piano technician > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > mailto:jonpage@attbi.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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