<!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 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR><BASE = target=main> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } P.MsoAutoSig { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoAutoSig { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoAutoSig { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } P { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: = "Times New Roman" } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } SPAN.EmailStyle19 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=blue link=blue bgColor=white> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>Where did = you get the long hex bits and the red handled T driver.  = </EM></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><EM></EM></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All the tools = in the photo were purchased at Wholesale Tool <A href="http://www.wttool.com/">http://www.wttool.com/</A> (they = have a store very close to me in Tampa).</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><EM></EM></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>Also, = what size do you drill before you tap?  </EM></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><EM></EM></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">5/16"</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><EM></EM></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>Can these = screws be driven in after the hole is drilled?  </EM></SPAN></FONT><FONT = face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><EM>After all, I do press in new capstans, though the wood in keys tends to be = somewhat softer.</EM></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><EM></EM></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Don't know! = Never tried it. Taping is super-easy - takes no effort at all. Zip, zip, zip and you = are done. The tap and extension were pretty cheap. And you end up with = a very secure fit of the set screws in the wood. I'm quite happy using the tap, = so I doubt I would try pressing. I know Ron O. taps all his plate screws = that go into pinblocks and then uses machine screws (I'm just making the = assumption he know a lot more about this than I - pretty safe assumption I should think).</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Terry Farrell</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial = size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Well, as long as it is = show and tell time, I guess I'll jump into the fray! Below is a picture of the system/parts/tools I am using for plate support and adjustment. Pretty = much the same as Ron N and others, except I think I interject a little bit = of overkill for better sleep. As someone pointed out, often the original = screw holes are not very straight. So I just drill them out with a half-inch = bit and epoxy in hardwood plugs. Then I line up the plate properly and drill = nice straight holes with my overhead drill press. Then I tap the holes (tap = - with extension - is the long silver thing on top). I have a long hex = bit (lower right) that I chuck into an electric drill for most of the = screwing action. Then I use the red-handled hex-bit "T" driver for fine-tuning = the height. Three of the 4" x 3/8"-16 set screws are on the lower left. = The left most is bare, the center one has the thin nylon lock nut that the = plate sits on, and the right one has the acorn nut that goes on top of the plate = (I also put a ss washer between the acorn nut and the plate). This system = seems to work quite well.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial = size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Terry Farrell</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><IMG height=341 src="cid:005301c5af4d$475a4cd0$0201a8c0@youro0kwkw9jwc" width=454 align=baseline border=0></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>