Major work on uprights ... was re: pin block drill press

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Alan,

At 23:41 12/14/2006, you wrote:

>I'm curious about two topics:
>
>1. Under what conditions do you see umpty-ump (200+) plugs inserted 
>and drilled as a better fix than oversized pins?

The first thing which come to my not-quite-awake, alleged mind is an 
obvious split area. Oversize pins are quite effective wedges for 
propagating splits.

After that would be finding a range of replacement oversize pins 
already in place. (00-00000!)


>2. How many old uprights do you see that are really worth this much 
>time, trouble, and money?

Dern few.



Conrad Hoffsommer
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