Balance pin holes

[Mark Dierauf]

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Roger wrote:
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>#6   Routering off an 1/8" X  2" from the bottom of the key and =
inserting a
>maple shoe, you need to establish two centre line on the key stick =
before
>routering to define where you will drill the hole after glueing the =
shoe in
>place. After drilling the hole you need to counter sink the hole so =
that
>only about 1/16" comes in contact with the pin.
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Is maple really the correct choice for this application? I was under the =
impression that hardwoods, (being denser) were more subject to shrinking =
and swelling, and I believe that most or all of the old key shoes or =
inserts I've seen were basswood or somesuch. I put a set of home made =
shoes on an S&S O almost 20 years ago, and although there's not much =
else I'm proud of about that job, the shoes are holding up fine and I've =
never had a problem with either binding or clicking.

- Mark


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