<!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 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>"I 've been paying closer attention to the emc the block is drilled = at. I don't want to drill it on either end of the emc spectrum but in the 40 = to 50% range..."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>May I assume the emc is not in the 40% to 50% range, but rather the = reletive humidity (RH) of your shop is in that range? If not, no wonder = your bits don't get hot - you're drilling under water!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>All in fun and for the sake of clarity!  ;-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN = id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Erwinspiano@AOL.COM href="mailto:Erwinspiano@AOL.COM">Erwinspiano@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 26, = 2002 5:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: pin = comparisons</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 1/26/2002 2:06:10 PM Pacific = Standard Time, <A href="mailto:A440A@AOL.COM">A440A@AOL.COM</A> = writes:<BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Subj:<B>Re: pin comparisons </B><BR>Date:1/26/2002 = 2:06:10 PM Pacific Standard Time<BR>From:<A href="mailto:A440A@AOL.COM">A440A@AOL.COM</A><BR>Reply-to:<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>To:<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR><I>Sent = from the Internet </I><BR><BR>    Ed</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">   Now I'm curious. If I used any thing = smaller  than .250 to drill no. one pins in the buldoc blocks I'd = be hatin life. Are you perhaps running the drill speed slower or are you = just stronger than Me.?Slower speed usually nets a looser fit. I've been = currently running drilll speeds of 1200 to 1400 rpm.<BR>     = I guess we should also factor in the climate variables from Calif. to = Nashville. We don't get the super low humidity for prolonged periods how bout you. = Or Humid for that matter.<BR>     I 've been paying closer attention to the emc the block is drilled at . I don't want to drill = it on either end of the emc spectrum but in the 40 to 50% range unless it's = going to the desert.<BR>     = >>>>>>>Dale Erwin</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" = face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT = lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE"><BR>I wrote:<BR><<   I used 1/0 pins = from Pianotek in a Steinway plank.  I <BR>> drilled <BR>> it = with a new "C" bit in the bass and middle section, switching over to the = <BR>> <BR>> "D" bit for the last two octaves. <BR><BR>Dale asks: <BR>>>>What is the decimal equivelents for these bits?<BR>    The C is .242", the D is .246" and the E = is .250".   I have used an E at <BR>the top, thought it left = too little margin for long term safety.  <BR><BR>Regards, = <BR>Ed  </BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>