<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C45E72.EB6C4300"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="date"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> Where do you get your tapered bits = for large wood screws? I’ve looked around and most of what I see are just hardware store variety countersinking = bits, and even these are not usually available in the larger sizes = necessary.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> - Mark<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original = Message----- From: Jon Page [mailto:jonpage@comcast.net] Sent: = <st1:date Month="6" Day="29" Year="2004">Tuesday, June 29, = 2004</st1:date> <st1:time Hour="19" Minute="30">7:30 PM</st1:time> To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Glassing = pinblocks <o:p> </o:p> <pre style='margin-left:.5in'>>I prefer not to have to squeeze out the = excess<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>with a lot of clamp = pressure.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>To get the best fit with epoxy seating is to = first hand fit the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>block<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>to the flange and then install the screws. = Then remove the pin block<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>and apply a thin bead of Marine-tex to the = edge and reinstall the block<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>with every other screw. Let cure. This will = insure a tight fit.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>When installing the screws after fitting, the = block might not be as <o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>firm<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>to the flange as you'd like. The epoxy makes = up for any drift which<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>might<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>have occurred. With the screws installed the = block is locked and <o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>clamped<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>in place, any fill will squeeze out. = <o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>During the initial screw drilling and = installation, one might break :-(<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>Don't worry. You'll be removing the block to = apply epoxy, fix it then,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>either with an EZ-Out or drill around it and = plug with a pin block plug<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>to redrill. I use a large tapered bit for = wood screws.<o:p></o:p></pre> </x-sigsep><o:p> </o:p> <x-sigsep> Regards,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Jon Page, piano technician<o:p></o:p> <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Harwich</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Port</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, <st1:place><st1:City>Cape = Cod</st1:City>, <st1:State>Mass.</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net" = eudora=autourl>mailto:jonpage@comcast.net<o:p></o:p></a><= /p> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></= p> </div> </body> </html>