<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>   <STRONG><EM> </EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>In case anybody wants to know, Finished up the Toxic epoxy waste dump today:  I</EM></STRONG><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><STRONG><EM> used every grinding device in the  shop.  I finally got the most of it with my Makita 1 1/4 inch belt sander...wonderful tool.   It didn't muck it up or washboard it.  The edges & notches I got with a die grinder & small router cutting bit held and operated with sugical precision.  ..ummmm..Uh huh....right</EM></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Believe it or not that part took about 45 minutes max & the girls finished up the notches.  Epoxy is really TOUGH stuff.  It's like steel.  Oh and the really special part is the bridges got the same epoxy treatment. along with ..,.you guessed it ...<FONT size=4>the bridge caps</FONT>.  Epoxy madness. Whew , now I can go to work</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   </EM></STRONG></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" size=2 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B><I></I>Dale Erwin--Piano Restorations<BR>4721 Parker rd<BR>Modesto, Ca. 95357<BR>Shop 209-577-8397<BR>cell 209-985-0990<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Abadi MT Condensed" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Web site <A href="http://www.erwinspiano.com/">http://www.Erwinspiano.com</A> </FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10"><I><BR>Restoration & Sales of<BR>Steinway & Sons & other fine pianos.<BR>" Soundboards by Design"</I><BR></B></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>