Danger technical content!!

[Kevin E. Ramsey RPT]

Sounds great to me, especially if it has Del's blessing. Where do you buy
one of these wonder thingees.??? I suppose an auto parts store?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: Danger technical content!!


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JIMRPT@AOL.COM>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: December 20, 2000 7:01 AM
> 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.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> With suitable 'tips,' they also work quite nicely for pressing in
capstans,
> backchecks, etc.
>
> Del
>