<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Spindle sander</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @font-face { font-family: Calisto MT; } @font-face { font-family: Copperplate Gothic Light; } @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: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } PRE { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New" } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: = "Calisto MT"; TEXT-DECORATION: none } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello, Jeannie.  I met you at the = Reno natl convention.  I hope you remember my demo of my hammer sander. = Picture attached.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I sold a few and now Mother Goose tools = are selling them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are many ways to skin a cat and I = really don't want to see any of  them.  I don't skin many = cats these days.  Even if Joe in Oregon hates them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My sander grinds those puppies down to = the core ( if you want to in jig time), It can favor either shoulder or the = strike point and you can do it in 20 minutes in an upright action in a = cradle.  Easier  for a grand.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I provided a video tape (now obsolete) = and now I have no incentive to update it.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Selling to Piano techs is a hard = sell.  I'm opting out.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer PTG assoc<BR>Santa Clara, Ca.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jcgrassi@earthlink.net = href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">Jeannie Grassi</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> Sunday, December 04, 2005 = 11:14 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Spindle = sander</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Calisto MT" color=blue = size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto = MT'">Thanks, Jon.  Are photos possible?  </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Calisto MT" color=blue = size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto MT'">To = those of you who saw Chris’ demonstration and are ready to try it.....What = would be the advantage to using an oscillating sander?  Does it work that much = faster? </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Calisto MT" color=blue = size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto = MT'">jeannie</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Calisto MT" color=blue = size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto = MT'"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Copperplate Gothic Light" = color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Copperplate = Gothic Light'">Jeannie Grassi, RPT</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Copperplate Gothic Light" = color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Copperplate = Gothic Light'">Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue = size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><A href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><FONT face="Copperplate = Gothic Light" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Copperplate Gothic = Light'">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></P>= </DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Calisto MT" color=blue = size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto = MT'"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: = center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=3> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Tahoma"> <A = href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: = bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Jon Page<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, December 03, = 2005 9:29 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: = bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Spindle sander</SPAN></FONT></P></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> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial = color=black size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">>My only concern would be that the extra motion from the oscillations would<BR>>cause the hammer(s) to move too much in the = process.  How would they be</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial = color=black size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">>held?  Do you do them each individually?  How are they held?<BR>>jeannie</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">The shanks are off the rail = during the reconditioning process to be repinned, filed, = tapered,</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">tail arc'd and weight = graduated. The rail sandpaper is replaced from a roll available = from</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">Klingspor; = www.woodworkingshop.com; 220 grit for flat rails and fine emery cloth for</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">tubular action rails.</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">I usually file at the drill = press with a 1' drum sander. I have two elevated surfaces to place the hammer for = filing, one angled for previously tapered hammers and one for hammers with</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">parallel sides. They're about = 2" high to accommodate the rake of the bore.</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">A reshaping takes about 45 = minutes, even for really flat hammers. Sometimes</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">a second filing with a fine = paper drum puts a nice finish on them. Hammers which</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">are not too grooved can be = reshaped with the fine drum.</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">I was just wondering if the = oscillation of the spindle would cause ragged edges.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><PRE = style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN = style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><X-SIGSEP>-- </SPAN></FONT></PRE> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"><BR></X-SIGSEP>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>