<!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 6.00.2900.3086" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hmm,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>funny as I look back through my email I see that you are one of two people who suggested that this job could be dun with a jigsaw.  Don't get me wrong, your advice is vary valuable to me but...  Might I say a jigsaw don't seem like the way to go to me.  Just thought I would ask to see if anyone was operating successfully with this method.  </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=pianotech@a440piano.net href="mailto:pianotech@a440piano.net">William R. Monroe</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> Monday, June 04, 2007 8:37 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Using a jigsaw to cut pin blocks.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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>Take a piece of pinblock scrap (you choose which one) and run your jig saw through it, at an angle, and make some turns here and there.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>My guess is you'll come to the same conclusion most have - go get that bandsaw.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>To be blunt, if you are anticipating doing more than one pinblock, buy the right tool with which to do it.  If you aren't, sub the job out to someone who is doing more pinblocks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Every time I've moved into a new aspect of piano work that requires a specific tool, I figure that's part of the learning curve.  I buy the tool, loose money on that first job, and then spend the rest of my time wondering how anyone can live without a "____".</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>You'll regret it when you write the check (maybe), and never again - unless you buy junk, of course  ;-]</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Regards,</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> <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">Shawn Brock wrote:</DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>anyone ever use a jigsaw to cut out a pin block?  If so what did you think of the results? Easier than a bandsaw, not as easy...  I ask because I'm not sure I want to put out the money for a good bandsaw at this time.  Thanks!</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>