---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Jim, That one happens to be the one you use with the right-angle attachment of a Rotozip tool. Noisy but very handy for field (or convention) work. That one tool gives you a bunch of options when you don't wanna ship or schlep extra stuff. It's like a Dremel on steroids.The wheels have holes in them that allow you to actually see the work quite well, as you create buckets of sawdust. It may have been a 60 grit. It's also a bit smaller in diameter, so it will wear out a little sooner. (like--- 20 sets of tails instead of 30... big deal) Wear your safety glasses, Later, Guy At 05:41 PM 2/19/2004 -0700, you wrote: >Guy, > > > >I saw you do this at a convention (Reno?) and was quite impressed. But you >used a special sanding disc you could see through . What was that and >where do you get them? > >Thanks > > > >Jim Busby BYU > >-----Original Message----- >From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Nichols >Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:31 PM >To: College and University Technicians >Subject: Re: sawing off hammershank tails > > > >Wim, > I take off the shank bits at the same time I shape the tails. I clamp > up a section of hammers with a standard sandwich clamp, and grind off the > bits with a right-angle grinder fitted with a couple of thicknesses of 50 > grit wheels. 41/2 to 6 inch dia.. I prefer the air tool variety, but a > 19.99 Harbor Freight grinder will work. Air gives you a lot more control, > and runs a bit quieter. Come by the rebuilding skills class at Annual for > a demo. I learned it from Jamie Marks and have been using it for years. > After taking off the bits I shape the tails, and the 50 grit leaves the > wood just right for positive checking without tearing up the leather. No > checkering file needed. I often reshape existing tails for the heck of it > now, because it's about 10 minutes to make a huge difference on some of > the older, angled-and-mangled imports. > >Later, >Guiy > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/cc/42/27/cd/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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