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<DIV>Thanks Joe,</DIV>
<DIV>I thought that was what it was, but I couldn't figure out how you made it work. What is "drill rod" ?</DIV>
<DIV>Warren</DIV>
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<DIV>Warren Fisher- Navy Retired - Slidell, Louisiana </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 7/19/2005 11:23:48 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Capstan Removal/Installation Tool</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Warren Fisher asked: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Joe,<BR>What kind of knobs are those and how are they attached?"</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>
<DIV><BR>Warren,</DIV>
<DIV>They're fallboard buttons; the kind where you insert a screw to attach them and then cover it with a low profile rubberr button. In order to get the washer inside the button, ya have to drill/ream it a bit for a #6 washer. The tool is made out of Drill Rod. The part of the rod, that goes up through the Button is, 1st, threaded w/6-32 threads. The underside is peened a bit to get the washer to stay in place. (I found it easier to just silver solder the lower washer to the stem.) The nut is a 6-32. Once the nut is in place, where the button pivots smoothly, I took a center punch and put 4 peens around the top of the stem. Then I jammed the nut up against that, so it won't move and tighten when you're using the tool.</DIV>
<DIV>Hope that helps. (Probably more than you wanted to know!<G>)</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>