<!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 6.00.2800.1515" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tvak said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>#2: Get a handsaw, and saw the key in half, somewhere other than where the <BR>splice is, but in front of the balance rail hole, and then glue the = two pieces <BR>back together."</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Consider cutting the key diagonally and = then reglue. That way you can control the front length without changing the = capstan, etc. (similar to shank splicing)<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>