Removing Let-Off Buttons

David M. Porritt dporritt@post.cis.smu.edu
Wed Feb 9 16:27 MST 2000


Avery:

Chuck your upright letoff tool in a drill chuck that fits your electric screwdriver.  It's fast and easier on the hand.  You could also just chuck it in an electric drill, but that's so much heavier.

dave

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On 2/9/00 at 12:41 PM Avery Todd wrote:

>List,
>
>   Does anyone have a "cute little trick" for removing let-off
>buttons? This action has had a too large set of hammers put on
>it and so the buttons were screwed down almost to their limit
>to get let-off. I like to take the screws all the way up until
>the old button falls off before I install the new ones. I seem
>to be able to get the buttons on straighter that way.
>   Help! My arm is TIRED and I'm not even half way through yet! :-)
>
>Avery




David M. Porritt
dporritt@swbell.net
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275



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