<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue> <DIV> <DIV>Well, here's an idea that comes to mind:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Cut off the knurled handle and put the remaining, thinner, shaft in a Dremmel. You'd have to figure out how long to leave the shaft and if it doesn't fit well with any of the collets, you can get a Dremmel chuck that works like any other drill chuck, only smaller.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You'd want to use a very slow speed, I would think. Alan Hoekleman from St. Louis chapter told me that he has excellent control using a sanding head on the two-speed, batter operated Dremmel MiniMite for shaping hammers, so I bought one. It has a 5000 rpm setting that I think would work well for the project you have in mind. It is also very light and easy to use. I no longer carry the my regular, corded Dremmel in the truck.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you try it, let us know. The tool would be ruined for hand use, but even there it would always fit into a pin vise. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=JLFortiner@usadig.com href="mailto:JLFortiner@usadig.com">John Fortiner</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> 06/05/2005 4:02:08 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Reaming Jack Spring Hole</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Anyone have a good idea for reaming those holes in wippens that jack springs are glued into??  I ask because the tool sold by the supply houses is fine for a couple of holes, but trying to do a full set with that thing would really result in sore fingers.  I’ve tried chucking it into a drill press, but it wanders all over the top of the wippen regardless of speed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thoughts??<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">John Fortiner<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Billings</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, <st1:State w:st="on">MT.</st1:State></SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>