Donn, I would recommend you look into a 3m Light Deburring Wheel. This is something like very dense ScotchBrite in a wheel form that can be mounted on a grinder / buffer motor. This makes fast work of cleaning and prepping just about any metal object, from screws to pedals to whatever. The hacksaw works great for cleaning up the slots in screws, as others mentioned. Replating services are still available in most parts of the country, but are becoming more rare. The price will be lower if you prep everything nicely first. Don Mannino From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of SooperTooner at aol.com Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 6:30 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Screwing around - literally How does one go about rehab-ing screw heads? In particular: 1 - Removing burrs and polishing the face to leave a flat surface 2. Cleaning or re-cutting the slot. In fact, what kind of tool is used to cut the slot in the first place? 3. Has anyone experimenting with using DIY chrome plating kits? Thanks for the help. Donn Young, RPT 610-964-8181 Devon, Pennsylvania On the web at www.FixPianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101214/97db495b/attachment.htm>
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