[pianotech] Agraffe wrench

[William Monroe]

Yup,

I got my idea from Ron N., and made the attached agraffe tool utilizing a
3/8" T-Handle, 3/8" x 8" extension and a piece of brass tubing.  The tip is
cut off the extension, a slot is then cut into the new end of the
extension, the tip is ground down, slightly, to allow the brass tubing to
fit over it tightly to act as a capture for the agraffe.  Pretty simple as
far as home made shop tools go.  Excellent tool.  Very fast to take
agraffes in and out.

William R. Monroe



On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Alan Eder <reggaepass at aol.com> wrote:

> There are (or, at least, there USED to be) "T" handles available for
> combination tools. Or, you can make something from a tire iron. Cut off one
> of the lug tips, grind a slot to receive agraffes, and apply heat shrink
> tubing around the arm of the iron the slot is cut into to prevent it from
> slipping off the agraffe. The great fly-wheel effect comes in handy with
> all of those fines threads to deal with both coming out and going back in.
> Or you could just chuck that combo tool into a power drill (with a clutch,
> for installation).
>
>  Alan Eder
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Mulik <paulmulik at yahoo.com>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Fri, Oct 26, 2012 10:56 am
> Subject: [pianotech] Agraffe wrench
>
>  I removed a set of agraffes yesterday with the tool that fits in the combination
> handle, and it occurred to me that a much better design would have a T-handle at
> the top that one could turn with both hands, exactly like the wrench that
> plumbers use to shut off the water at the meter, only smaller. Does anyone know
> of a source for an agraffe tool like that?
>
> Paul Mulik
> Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone
>
>
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