Joe, that's an extremely cute trick with the pin vise and the drill press. Thanks for sharing it! Susan Joseph Garrett wrote: > Richard, > I mean at right angle to the existing hole, from the bottom of the hammer > butt or jack. If we were holding the jack in it's normal veritcal position, > we would drill from the bottom straight up and intersecting with the > centerpin hole. Drill pass the intersection, so that there is sufficient > cross grain tooth pick to drill horizontally. There is the chance of > drilling the centerpin hole crooked. I use a drill press and The drill bits > are very small and most drill chucks will not close tight enough to hold > them. I use a Pin Vise, like the ones that Steinway put in their Teflon > Bushing Kits. I remove one end of the the double ended pin vise so that it > can be chucked in the drill chuck. Once in the drill, I tighten the > cinching nut of the pin vise so the drill bit will be firmly in it. I've > found this gets the job done.<G> I hope that is clearer. I'm not able to > take a picture at the moment. But, will if nec. > Joe > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Richard W. Bushey <rbushey4 at embarqmail.com> >> To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Date: 2/15/2013 10:19:37 AM >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] cracked/split jack birdseyes, etc. >> >> Joe, >> >> Thanks, Joe. I'd love to learn this repair method, but I think I need a >> > bit > >> more clarification to be sure I'm understanding you correctly. >> >> You said drill "across" the centerpin hole. So I'm assuming you mean >> perpendicular to the original hole and intersecting the original pin >> > hole, > >> and are not referring to just "cleaning" out the damaged (basically an >> enlarged hole in the bird's eye on one side) centerpin hole with a larger >> bit (to the size of a round toothpick), plugging the entire pin hole, >> > then > >> redrilling? >> >> If you're not referring to plugging the entire hole and redrilling, I may >> need a pic to show what you're referring to. >> >> If you ARE referring to a standard plugging and redrilling, I did think >> > of > >> that as an option in a pinch, but was concerned that after it was >> > plugged, > >> how to drill the hole straight (square, whatever) so I didn't duplicate >> > the > >> problem I already had, which was the jack operating crooked. If this is >> > what > >> you do, do you have any trouble with that, or do you just eye ball it as >> best you can when drilling? Pin vise drill I'm assuming. I suppose one >> > could > >> hold something square against the jack as a visual guide. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> Richard W. Bushey >> Richard's Piano Service >> www.RichardsPianoService.com >> www.RichardsPianoService.com/blog >> Rbushey at RichardsPianoService.com >> >> 573-765-9903 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net> >> To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 12:39 AM >> Subject: [pianotech] cracked/split jack birdseyes, etc. >> >> >> >>> Richard Bushey asked: >>> "If there is a neat fix for this besides replacing the jack, I'd be all >>> ears! >>> >>> Yes, there is. Drill across the centerpin hole with a drill bit that >>> > will > >>> "just" allow a round tooth pick to be inserted w/glue. Since Diamond >>> Toothpick and Match Company has gone to China, the diameter of drill >>> > will > >>> vary a lot. (That's what micrometers are for dude.<G>) >>> Once the glue has set up a bit, drill out the hole where the original >>> center pin went w/a 3/64" or #55 drill bit. Done. Repin. I've been using >>> that trick for a lot of years. It does take a steady hand, but it's >>> doable. >>> When you are working with obsolete parts, it's the best answer, imo >>> Best, >>> Joe >>> >>> >>> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. >>> Captain of the Tool Police >>> Squares R I >>> http://gpianoworks.com/ >>> >>> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >> SPAMfighter has removed 1222 of my spam emails to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan >> > http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130215/273aa3ee/attachment.htm>
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