<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3>I just finished my first few balance rail holes with = the jig. I did not drill through the jig, but rather made a punch and used that = to mark the location. It seems easy enough to line up the drill bit with the = punch mark on the drill press. Results so far on my first few appear excellent - = perfect alignment.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell</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=BobDavis88@aol.com href="mailto:BobDavis88@aol.com">BobDavis88@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> Sunday, August 15, 2004 = 2:28 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Center Rail Pin = Locater Jig</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/12/2004 3:30:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, <A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT face=Arial>I wondered about enlarging the hole over time though. = Perhaps it would be<BR>better to use a self-centering punch to mark the key = bottom with the jig,<BR>remove the jig, and then drill</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>The hole does enlarge slowly, but can be peened back down. I've = used the same jig for I think four sets of keys. One could also make a marking = punch out of a keypin, I guess. I like the way the jig helps guide the drill = bit.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bob Davis</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>