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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of =
</B>Farrell<BR><B>Sent:</B>
March 10, 2004 3:35 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: =
Electric
Planers & Blades & Pinblocks<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=3>Del,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=3>How do you sharpen your =
blades/knives? Or do
you simply replace them with new?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell<SPAN
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color=#000080>We keep a
spare set around. When the blades in the planer get dull we swap them =
and send
the set just removed out for sharpening. If you're really good at this =
you can
sharpen them yourself but we have access to a good sharpening service =
and don't
bother.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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color=#000080>These
machines are now available with a "Dispos-A-Blade" system. =
(The cutter
head holds four blades, by the way.) This is a disposable blade system =
that,
once installed and adjusted allow blade changing without further =
alignment work.
The blades are easily adjustable from side-to-side -- nick them and you =
simply
shift three of them sideways by varying amounts to clean up the cut. And =
they
are reversible -- when they get dull you simply turn them over and have =
new a
blade surface. A new set of these blades costs about $60. Since =
sharpening runs
about $25, plus the time to remove them, get them to the service, pick =
them up,
and re-install and adjust them, this seems a rather good deal. Even =
though the
initial system setup runs approximately =
$350.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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