<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1515" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Peterson said: "<FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3>I also would like to get opinions as to how fast, slow to = remove them to <BR>avoid over-heating and/or scortching the pin block. I know the pins = WILL get <BR>hot no matter what, (I tested this by using the very lowest rpm = possible <BR>without stalling) but it seems to me that the main thing to avoid is = <BR>"spinning" the pin in place when/if it stops rising outward during = removal. <BR>I try to use lowest rpms to remove each pin, then releasing trigger = when <BR>it's almost out, letting the drill slow to a stop at which point the = pin <BR>drops out...ideally. thoughts?<BR><BR>Terry,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>An interesting experiment: 1. Remove a tuning pin with a Brace and Bit; = immediately test it for heat. (it will be hottern' hell a first touch.) 2. Remove a = tuning pin with a Reversible Drill as slow as it will go. Test it for heat. (it = will be hot and getting hotter.) 3. Remove a tuning pin with a Reversible drill = running at/or around 600 RPM. Test it for heat. (It will only be warm, but will = heat up rapidly as you hold it.DAMHIK!<G>) This phenomenon is kinda like Microwaving a spud.<G> The answer is spin them out as fast as you = feel comfortable with. I usually remove a whole set in around 15-20 minutes, = using my 40 year old Wen Reversible Drill.<G></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>(It too, will spin the shop, if'n ya ain't careful!)</DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>