<!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 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dale,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the advice and tip on your method.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plugging the hole will also solve the oversize issue and I can custom fit the shank as you suggest. Just need to go buy a plug cutter now.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gene</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=erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com">erwinspiano@aol.com</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> Friday, August 15, 2008 7:13 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: modify legs for new casters</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR><BR>  <FONT face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Gene<BR>   Use Jims advice. I've done this many times installing Yamaha's large brass casters in the bottom of vintage Steinway legs.  Jims idea is what we do & it works slick. The Yamis have a tapered caster shank & after the hole is drilled we use a rotary rasp in a air die grinder to finish the fit.  It doesn't need to be a machinist fit either. Just quite snug.... realizing that you  also have four long screw to give it support.<BR>  Dale Erwin<BR></FONT> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_652f7b94-2c74-45db-b0a2-79d40ba5289e><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Hello list,</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>I have been trying to modify three legs for new casters. It required that I cut the legs short by 1.2 inch to maintain hight(done). In addition it requires that I enlarge the existing  .86 inch hole to 2 1/8 inch at .25 inch deep.</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>In addition the existing .86 hole needs to be deeper by 1.5+ inch but it is oversize by about .085 inch.</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>I have tried using my drill press and a forstner bit for the large shallow hole but could find no way to secure the leg enought to get it started.</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000><BR><BR>Gene;<BR>Try plugging the hole flush with the old surface....then you will be able to hand drill appropiate sized holes without bit wandering....worked for me.<BR>Jim Bryant (FL)</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000></FONT><BR><BR><BR>**************<BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=u8CACD5CC4CA834F-1FB8-98D><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> It's time to go back to school! Get the latest trends and gadgets that make the grade on <A title=http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007 href="http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007" target=_blank>AOL Shopping</A>.</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>