<!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 6.00.2800.1555" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As each saw is different there can not be a one size fits all plan only the idea and then fit it to your saw needs.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></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=IFixPianos@yahoo.com href="mailto:IFixPianos@yahoo.com">Michael Magness</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> Tuesday, August 12, 2008 7:35 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Keytop Planer? I Use My Miter Saw/w Jig from Joe Goss</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV>I've been following the thread about prepping keys for replacement keytops.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I had used my table saw but was unhappy with my results.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I noticed Joe Goss had a Jig for a miter saw on his Mother Goose Tools site so I wrote to him for the plans. Actually 2 jigs one for tops, one for fronts.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It turned out he had no plans for the keytop jig just the keyfront jig and just some great pics but I persevered and built the jigs. I had to guess at dimensions but the pics were so good(thanks Penny)that I had no trouble doing so</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It works very well, quite quickly, gives a uniform cut to each top and front. You can adjust it to the thickness of the intended keytop material so you aren't cutting too deep or too much off of the front.</DIV> <DIV>I had the saw so my investment consisted of some scrap wood from my shop, a few dollars worth of hardware and a good 96 tooth narrow kerf trim blade for the saw so I got a very clean, precision cut.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For those who swear by the Wagner Safe-T-Planer, guard it well and maintain it well, from all I could find, it is no longer available.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thank you Joe and Penny for all your help,</DIV> <DIV>Mike<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile. <BR>Walter Chrysler <BR><BR><BR><BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano Service<BR>608-786-4404<BR><A href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/" target=_blank>www.IFixPianos.com</A><BR>email <A href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com" target=_blank>mike@ifixpianos.com</A><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>