Pneumatic Soundboard Press

[Farrell]

Before I started building my first board this past spring, it had taken me over a year to make all my jigs and get my tooling together, etc. so that I was ready. This would include all the soundboard clamps, hot box, flat work table, panel clamps, plane sharpening station, etc. I have absolutely no doubt that I averaged at least 10 hours a week working on this stuff - wouldn't be all that surprised to find that it was more like an average of 15 or more hours a week during that period - and now I really need to make more efficient rib laminating clamps!

You've got a good point - I'll likely be using these clunkers for quite some time.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: Pneumatic Soundboard Press


> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: August 08, 2003 3:36 AM
> Subject: Re: Pneumatic Soundboard Press
> 
> 
> > Don't you get a fair bit of bending of your bottom caul when clamp is
> pressurized? Or did you figure that into your caul curve. That would be a
> bit of a stroke of genius.
> 
> Precious little.
> No.
> Precious little.
> 
> 
> >
> > If/when I make a second generation of clamps, they will certainly look
> very different from my clunky-but-functional ones.
> 
> I'll not hold my breath. Once made these things rarely get replaced. We
> made a set of these for someone else once. Before starting the project I
> tried to estimate what they would cost--I was shocked. And I didn't
> overestimate. No, not at all. Once you figure up what you have invested in
> yours--planning and building time, materials, assembly time, etc.--you'll
> be shocked as well.
> 
> Del
> 
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