Machinists

[Carl Meyer]

Newton:  I just sent you a bunch of  .8" I.D.x .2" O.D. thingees.  Didn't
you get them?  I'm sure you meant .08".

I have some 1/2 inch long aluminun spacers that are 1/4 inch hex.  I think
that if I drilled a hole thru the spacers about 1/8 inch from each end and
tapped to 4-40 that would do the job.  You'll just need some 1/8 inch 4-40
set screws.

I'll send you a half doz if you like.

Let me know your address.

Regards

Carl Meyer    (cmpiano@home.com)


----- Original Message -----
From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@optonline.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 8:51 AM
Subject: Machinists


> Are there any machinists out there that could do a little job for me?
>
> If you remember I posed the question about means to remove a broken screw
in an old
> S&S M damper top flange.  My solution did not work so I want to have made
a
> connector, a joiner, a coupler.
>
> About 1/2" long tube with an ID of .80" OD .16+" with a screw at each end
to hold the
> wire in parallel.
>
> The idea is to cut the grand damper wire and use the coupler to shorten or
lengthen
> the timing of the damper as needed.
>
> THe screw would need to be a #4, 3, or 2 and the tube needs to be thick
walled enough
> to hold the screws without stripping out.  Material could be aluminum or
brass or
> whatever is lying around.
>
> Someone suggested using small diameter heat shrink tubing.  Not a bad idea
but it is
> not especially adjustable unless it is cut off and then a new piece added.
>
> I need three of these things.
>
> I am not a machinist nor do I have the quipment to do such a project.
>
> Newton Hunt
> mailto:nhunt@optonline.net