Capstan Removal/Installation Tool

Warren Fisher fishwar@bellsouth.net
Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:07:20 -0500


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Thanks Joe,
I thought that was what it was, but I couldn't figure out how you made it work. What is "drill rod" ?
Warren

Warren Fisher- Navy Retired - Slidell, Louisiana 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Joe Garrett 
To: pianotech
Sent: 7/19/2005 11:23:48 PM 
Subject: Re: Capstan Removal/Installation Tool


Warren Fisher asked: "Joe,
What kind of knobs are those and how are they attached?"

Warren,
They're fallboard buttons; the kind where you insert a screw to attach them and then cover it with a low profile rubberr button. In order to get the washer inside the button, ya have to drill/ream it a bit for a #6 washer. The tool is made out of Drill Rod. The part of the rod, that goes up through the Button is, 1st, threaded w/6-32 threads. The underside is peened a bit to get the washer to stay in place. (I found it easier to just silver solder the lower washer to the stem.) The nut is a 6-32. Once the nut is in place, where the button pivots smoothly, I took a center punch and put 4 peens around the top of the stem. Then I jammed the nut up against that, so it won't move and tighten when you're using the tool.
Hope that helps. (Probably more than you wanted to know!<G>)
Regards,
Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain, Tool Police
Squares R I
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