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<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Try it and let us know. =
.....But don't
do it on my piano!!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I would most certainly be surprised if you had =
good even
torque. Use the drill press.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "David Love" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 5:13
PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: Double drilling pinblocks: =
Hand held
versus drill press.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2>> I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing. I'm =
refering
to pinblock<BR>> drilling in two passes. If your final bit size =
is to
be .261", then you<BR>> predrill at .250" and on a second pass, drill =
the
remaining .011". On the<BR>> second pass, because so little =
material is
taken, you don't have to worry<BR>> about feed speed and the drill =
heating
up. My question is whether that<BR>> allows you to drill with a =
hand
held and still be accurate without<BR>> enlarging the hole. =
<BR>>
<BR>> David Love<BR>> </FONT><A
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size=2>davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>>
<BR>> <BR>> > [Original Message]<BR>> > From: Michael =
Gamble
<</FONT><A href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk"><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2>michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>><BR>> > To: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>>;
Pianotech <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT =
face=Arial
size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>><BR>> >
Date: 2/7/2004 1:46:50 PM<BR>> > Subject: Re: Double drilling =
pinblocks:
Hand held versus drill press.<BR>> ><BR>> > Hello List and =
David
L<BR>> > In the metal engineering world there is an old "dodge" =
that by
initially<BR>> > sharpening a drill bit so that one cutting face =
is longer
than its pair,<BR>> the<BR>> > bit can be made to cut oversize. =
How
does this help? It follows therefore<BR>> > that the drill you use =
to cut
a "hole-in-one" must be very accurately<BR>> > sharpened. You can =
get away
with this to a degree by using a "roughing"<BR>> > drill followed =
by a
"finishing" drill. In an earlier post I suggested that<BR>> > to =
make a
drill cut more precisely to its stated size the cutting corners<BR>> =
>
should be rounded off. OK?<BR>> > Michael G (UK)<BR>> =
><BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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