Greg, Try a 1 by 4 bord on the wall behind your work bench with 88 1/5 inch hooks about a half inch apart from one another. You can put the screws in a cup and hang the parts by the flanges. Just an idea that has worked for me and others. William PIANO BOUTIQUE William Benjamin Piano Tuner Extraordinaire www.pianoboutique.biz The tuner alone, preserves the tone. -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Greg Graham Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:42 AM To: pianotech Subject: Parts trays for the shop You take 88 wippens off the action to re-whatever them and where do you put them? On a scrap strip of plywood? In a shoebox? I need to organize the flow of parts in my shop. An instructor of a class on action parts rebushing at NYSCON a couple years ago mentioned the use of stackable trays long enough to hold 88 copies of a particular part, in order, without falling all over the floor, etc. They are big enough to use as a work surface when repinning/rebushing. Keeping the parts in order through an entire series of operations saves much sorting time later. And it is nice to be able to clear the bench in a single move if you need to. I would like to make several of these trays, but thought it would be good to see what others on this list are doing to streamline parts handling. Dimensions and pictures would be very helpful. The trays I'm considering: For action parts: 1/4 inch plywood, 12 inches by 60 inches, with 1x3 pine sides on the two short sides and one long side. The trays can stack on these 1x3 sides without disturbing the wippens, shanks, etc, that may be aboard. I also want to make a wider version for keys when doing keytops, perhaps 20 by 60 inches. Any ideas? Greg Graham Brodheadsville, PA __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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