<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>
<div>"...In the past I've used the Safe-T-Planer for this job, but<br>
I've quit that, since I've not been happy with the inconsitency of the keys<br>
coming out Square..."</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Joe Garrett</div>
<div> </div>
<div>.....At the end of the email you said you were no longer using the Sate-T-Planer<br>
to plane the top of the keytops. Just wondering, how are you doing it now?<br>
<br>
David Weiss....</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Joe, </div>
<div> </div>
<div>I second David's question. I use the Safe-T-Planer with good results and haven't had the out-of-square problem you've cited. Can you expand a little bit on the out-of-square results you get with the Safe-T-Planer? What might've caused it? What's your alternate method for planing down keytops now?</div>
<div> </div>
<div>When I'm using the rotary planer, I'm careful to square the drill press table to the chuck, and lock everything down firmly. <br>
As I'm planing the keys, I check my thickness with calipers for each of the first few notes, and then one note per octave thereafter. I've never had an out-of-square issue that I noticed, but then maybe I'm not looking hard enough. I acknowlege that I have to do some minor squaring and spacing of keys when the whole set is finished, but I just figured that was part of the deal in putting on new keytops.<br>
</div>
<div>If you have the time to write, I'd like to hear about your experiences. Thanks.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Chris S.</div>
<div>Belmont, MA<br>
</div>
</font>