<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US id=role_body bottomMargin=7 vLink=purple = link=blue leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>McMaster/Carr</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>You want PTFE Medium shrink or = High shrink tubing. Runs about $3 to $6 per 4-ft length. Depending on diameter. = That's enough for about 1-1/2 pianos. </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>Check the diameter of the springs = and order the next larger size tubing. You will probably want #7564K17 which has a = 0.050" expanded diameter and a 0.027" minimum shrunk diameter. But you best = check your own springs to be sure.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>Del</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jeannie Grassi Sent: December 30, 2005 9:58 AM To: 'Pianotech' Subject: RE: Ungar heat gun </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Hi Del, I’ve been wanting to try the shrink Teflon.  Where do you get = it? Thanks and Happy New Year. jeannie   <DIV> Jeannie Grassi, RPT Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal <A href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</A>= </DIV>   <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: = center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=3> </DIV> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Delwin D Fandrich Sent: = Thursday, December 29, 2005 2:37 PM To: 'Pianotech' Subject: RE: Ungar heat gun</DIV>     <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: = medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 5pt 0in 5pt = 3pt; BORDER-LEFT: navy 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: = medium none">   <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: = center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=3> </DIV> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] = On Behalf Of Erwinspiano@aol.com Sent: December 29, 2005 1:30 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Ungar heat gun <DIV>   = Hey Guys & Dolls</DIV> <DIV>   I = though before I went out & purchased a new heat gun I'd see if any one = has a good used one they like to part with.  I use it primarily for = heating shanks. </DIV> <DIV>   Thanks</DIV> <DIV>   Dale </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV> Part with an Unger heat gun? You're kidding, right?</DIV> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV> I = demonstrated one of these -- a Princess model -- in the first class I = ever did at a PTG Convention (1972, Portland, Oregon). The class was on grand = hammer hanging and I was using it to demonstrate heating hammershanks. It was = a carry-over from my Air Force days where I had used it to shrink Teflon = tubing around soldered joints. As I recall no one in the class had ever seen = one before but by the next year it had shown up in the Schaff or APSCO = catalog (I don't remember which). Since then I've been through several but = wouldn't dream of parting with the one I have now.</DIV> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV> Speaking of shrinkable Teflon tubing -- it's still the best fix I know of for = sticky old Steinway butterfly springs.</DIV> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV> Del</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>