<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg Graham asked: "<FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3>Is it possible to pull out the tuning pin, drill the<BR>cast = iron slightly larger with a hand drill (letting<BR>the chips fall through the = open hole in the pinblock),<BR>and reinstall the pin?  Are there any pitfalls?  Is<BR>this something anyone does?  If the holes = don't go all<BR>the way through the block, is there a cool way to keep<BR>the = chips out?  I don't recall seeing this in print"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DON'T DO IT! I tried that ONCE! As in = YIKES! What happens is the drill will "suck" down THROUGH the plate, INTO the = pinblock! DAMHIK! THEN, you've got a real mess!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>However, it is possible to remove the = tuning pin and grind a bit of the forward hole with a very small grinding stone and = a dremel tool. I suspect, that the simple removal of the tuning pin and = then reinsertion will eliviate the problem, as I suspect that the p.block = hole is too tight and removing the t.pin will ream out that hole a bit. Be real = careful as a too tight pin will likely break, if you're not cautious! THEN, you have = another mess! In all, not a fun gig.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>