Upright Pinblock Removal

[John Ross]

Hi Terry,
I haven't used it, but I did see him and his son use it, at a
convention class.
It basically, guides a long drill bit, along the back edge of the
pinblock, drilling holes side by side, in a continuous line. He then
just took a chisel and hammer and gave it a tap, and it fell out. Then
they just used a steam iron and wet cloth, then removed the glue and
minimal amount of wood left, with a chisel. I don't recollect him
removing the sides, but I could be wrong.
This left a very clean cavity, for the new block. I think he also
removed the backing spacer, that was attached to the pinblock,
drilling along it rather than just the pinblock. The new block he
supplies has the new spacer attached. It actually just fits in.
More than you wanted to know, but it does seem to work well.
Initially, he had taken the measurement from the front of the pinblock
to the back, so he new how thick to make the new one.
I think, he then planed the old pinblock down, and used the holes as a
template.
This allows him to supply a pinblock complete with all the holes, that
you just glue and screw in place.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
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Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 4:26 PM
Subject: Upright Pinblock Removal


| Has anyone used Andre Bolduc's upright pinblock removal jig? What
has been your experience with it? Any other favorite removal methods?
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| Terry Farrell
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