<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> I bought a pin press ($45.00) from Michael Calahan at the Dallas convention last year. It is a fine tool and well worth the price.<br> <br> Tom Cole<br> <br> Farrell wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid008c01c460f3$ed359e10$b9b52341@youro0kwkw9jwc"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; "> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">A new(?) vendor at the Nashville conference was selling tools. Two tools. A nice looking tuning lever and a very nice looking tuning pin extractor. I have two of the extractors from Schaff. They work - kinda - if you lube them and if the planets are properly aligned and the moon phase is full. They work, but not well, and I always curse them when I use them.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">The new extractor this guy had seemed VERY nice. It appeared to be a forged upscale clone of the cast supply-house tool. The machining was very good. Operation appeared excellent - very smooth. I would be surprised to find this tool binding up in its operation.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Who was the new tool vendor anyway? (I didn't write the name down.) It was a hyphenated last name.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I will be buying one. Anyone want to buy a really ?nice? used supply-house extractor?</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Terry Farrell</font></div> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div><br> </div> <div align="left">Schaff has kind of a bench mounted device that is not too expensive.  I have 2 of them mounted on a block of wood that I clamp to the bench when I'm centerpinning.  One is for extracting the pin, and the other for pushing it back in.  It's not the most precise machining I've ever seen, but it works fine.</div> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="left">dave</div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> </font> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> __________________________________________</font></div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> </font> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">David M. Porritt, RPT</font></div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> </font> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Meadows School of the Arts</font></div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> </font> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Southern Methodist University</font></div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> </font> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Dallas, TX 75275</font></div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> </font> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> </font> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br>      There are several types of centers pin extractors and inserters on the market.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I am looking for one that is relatively cheap and can get the job done with little effort.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Does anyone have any comments on different types of extractors  they might have tried over the years and found worthwhile buying.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">George</font></div> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>