<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>So you pour the lead right into the hole in the key?  Do you drill all the way through?  How do you block the other side?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>It's a nice refinement when swaging the leads, that if you use a punch that expands the lead in only two opposite directions, it's best to align that punch so the expansion force goes against the end grain of the hole.  If the force goes vertically (against the side of the grain), it's more likely to split the key.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dlawson@davidlawsonspianos.com.au href="mailto:dlawson@davidlawsonspianos.com.au">David Lawson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 30, 2006 6:12 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Key Leads</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pouring the leads has been my preferred method rather than buying pr-made weights. I use a great little device from the U.K. called a 'LEE' lead pourer. It doubles up as a sinker maker for fishing, which I also enjoy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The beauty of this device is that it is easy to use, and with care does not burn the wood.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Lawson Wangaratta Australia.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>