Danger technical content!!

Delwin D Fandrich pianobuilders@olynet.com
Wed, 20 Dec 2000 08:49:59 -0800


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Subject: Danger technical content!!


> Et Al;
>  Well this year I searched for THE item dejure and settled on a 1/2 ton
> bearing press. :-)

>  What I bought it for was to press out old keyweights and to press in new
> keyweights. It also will do an exemplary job of expanding the weight to
stay
> snug in the hole.
>  I have made several different sized 'tips' to fit on the press drift to
> match different sized weights. In addition I have made an 'asterick'
shaped
> tip for expanding all size weights.

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With suitable 'tips,' they also work quite nicely for pressing in capstans,
backchecks, etc.

Del



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