At 03:13 PM 9/5/2002 -0400, you wrote: >I just looked at this web page. Thanks for the heads up Newton. "A little >pricey" has got to be the understatement of the year! a plug cutter with a >drill bit in the center, a 4 bladed drill bit with a bit in the center, 2 >extra bits, an Allen key, and a handful of key pins for $550 ? You gotta >be kidding! > >Greg Newell > At 11:18 AM 9/5/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >This is exactly why the Onesti system is so superior. All the little > >pins you see are all different sizes. The keys are sorted by the sizes > >of the holes then that pin is used to guide the cutter. You can use any > >wood you wish, poplar, maple, birch, beech, but lemon wood (if you can > >get it) is best because of it's natural lubricity. > >http://www.onestipiano.com/pages/bhrs.html > Jon Page wrote: > It seems a little pricey at $555.00 for the occasional repair. >Well, what do you want, junk or craftsman's tools? I had a set at Rutgers and it worked very well indeed. {shrug} Newton They aren't a lot of money when OPM is involved. (Other People's Money) But for unfunded shops the Schaff tool has the recess cutter for under $20. The fiber inserts mic .375 (3/8"). A 3/8" plug cutter is short money if you want to make wooden plugs. A jig can be set up on the drill press table to center bore the disks for the appropriate size balance rail pin and you're into it for under $30. Maybe the price is high because most his customers have government contracts, you know; the $500 hammer and $1000 toilet seat requisition slip clientele. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@attbi.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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