<HTML style="FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif; FONT-SIZE: x-small"><HEAD> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19170"></HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"> <DIV> <DIV>John, Please See below.<G></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jrpiano@eastlink.ca href="mailto:jrpiano@eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 1/24/2012 9:10:27 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Safe-T-Planer</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>Hi Joe, <DIV>Noise cancelling earphones work great.</DIV> <DIV>Not sufficient to insure no hearing loss. </DIV> <DIV>They substitute one noise for another!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Probably available just as ear defenders.</DIV> <DIV>Possibly</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Interesting observation about the sides of the keys not being square.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It's a fact.<G> Not just a casual "observation".<G></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So I quess clamp from the top and secure from the side.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That's my plan with the design of a "sled" for the special table.<G></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have some cam clamps from Lee Valley, I am going to try and utilize them in a better securing system.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I use them all the time, on any "jig" that is for multiple uses!<G> There are many configurations and they are definately "Finger Savers"!!<G></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I do like the smoothness of the router.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And....what kind of a "router" do you have, that has so called "smoothness"??? Most, in my world are overactive massagers!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Safer too, no fingers in the way.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Only if you are hanging on to the router with BOTH hands!.<G> However, other body parts/clothes etc. are still at risk! </DIV> <DIV>Just my take on it.</DIV> <DIV>Joe<BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV>All,<BR>I've used a Safe-T-Planer for quite a while. I have a special "Table" that<BR>I bolt to the main table of my Radial Arm Drill Press. Believe me I have<BR>all kinds of ways to adjust. AND, I have all the latest gizmos to make sure<BR>the "planer" is square to the table. (This is an absolute necessary<BR>thing!!!...you haven't lived until you've had that sucker "kick back" on<BR>ya! damhik!) <BR>There are a few factors of keys, that need to be considered: 1. The sides<BR>of the keys are not consistantly "square" with the top and the bottom of<BR>the key(s)! This is a given, for what ever reason. You may go: "Huh?" on<BR>that one, because we do want the top to be square with the front edge(s) of<BR>the key sides. Yes. However the overall trueness of all of the key side<BR>varies. This is one of the reasons I don't like using the "jig" for the use<BR>of Routers to do this job. My biggest complaint on routers is that they<BR>kill your hearing!! (even with ear plugs and muffs, they are still in the<BR>90-100 decibel range into your ears!) Also, because they are rotating at<BR>such a high rpm, they are difficult to control. Vibration factor is not to<BR>my liking. BTW, I have 4 routers. some are pretty fancy smancy ones,<BR>tobesure.<G><BR>But, I digress....back to the Safe-T-Planer. One thing is for sure...it is<BR>NOT SAFE! One of my apprentices, in her own shop, got her hand under that<BR>sucker! It was not pretty! So,...keep your "safety alerts" on at all times.<BR>I've found that a slight touch up, of the blades, with a diamond tool on<BR>each use, assures smooth cuts. Also, I run my drill press at it's highest<BR>speed. Both of those factors help to keep the surface smooth. There are<BR>those keys, that are made out of crap wood. Nothing will help to eliminate<BR>"tear out" and other annomolies. Just get out the wood dough and patch/sand<BR>before applying the key tops. It's part of the job. Even with the<BR>Safe-T-Planer, I like to do a quick sanding to assure a consistant surface<BR>to glue to. I do that with the aforementioned "Sanding Board". Also, I have<BR>ALL of the literature pertinent to the use of the Safe-T-Planer. I do<BR>re-read it and don't trust my memory, as you should do, as well.<G> It's a<BR>good tool when used correctly. In the case of keys, the only consistancy is<BR>a total lack of consistancy...so, ya have to have a flexible system.<BR>Regards,<BR>Joe<BR><BR><BR>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain of the Tool Police<BR>Squares R I<BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>