[CAUT] arbor press

[Alan Crane]

>On 9/5/06 12:10 PM, "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>Where the heck do you find a small arbor press for lead in 
>hammers?  I'm not having any luck in my area...all 1 ton+
>
At 12:52 PM 9/5/06, Ken Zahringer wrote:

>They don't exist.  You have to make your own.
>
>Stanwood uses a benchtop drill press.


On the contrary, they do indeed exist (and are currently on sale) in 
the Micro-Mark catalog (p. 39 in the current Sale issue).
I remember using just such a press to remove keyleads in Stanwood's 
shop a few years ago.
As I recall, though, the installation & swedging of the new keyleads 
was done on a small drill press.
The Micro-Mark company sells some interesting and useful tools not 
readily found elsewhere, including the Micro-Lux line of miniature 
power tools (we used the Micro-Lux belt sander in Stanwood's shop to 
trim the excess epoxy after filling keylead holes in keys).

Here is the link on the Micro-Mark site for the mini arbor press 
mentioned above:
(you can get to the rest of their web site from here too)

http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=60627

Its worth mentioning that Stanwood uses a thoughtfully designed 
vacuum setup (with an HEPA filter) on his lead removal jig.
The keyleads we're removing are not new and most have begun to 
oxidize (the white powdery coating).  This oxide very readily becomes 
airborne when disturbed and is easily inhaled and absorbed through 
the skin where it tends to do less than friendly things to the 
central nervous system (and it doesn't go away very quickly 
either).  Do yourself a favor and take approprite precautions when 
working with keyleads ___________ especially those that aren't brand new.

Hope this is helpful.



Regards,

Alan B. Crane,  RPT
School of Music
Wichita State University
alan.crane at wichita.edu