<!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 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Shawn,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>There was an exchange on the list a short bit ago re: drill presses.  Search the archives for the subject "Drill Press."  Terry Farrell has a nice set-up for drilling in the piano.  He might email you a photo or two.  I have a floor model, which is great if you will only drill out of the piano.  For drilling in the piano, a radial press would do a great job and has a great deal of versatility for many other operations.  Rikon, Shop Fox, HEC, Grizzly and Delta all have radial presses.  And, from what others have mentioned, I'd look for one with at least a three inch throw.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </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=shawn_brock@comcast.net href="mailto:shawn_brock@comcast.net">Shawn Brock</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:04 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> More drill press questions!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, now I'm looking at the delta drill presses.  Can someone recommend a drill press that would work for drilling pin blocks both in and out of the piano?  Hell!  If I'm going to shell out the money I want to get something that is versatile!  So you guys tell me what I need.  Thanks for the help!  Oh, and I'm not stuck on the delta brand so...</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>