Machinists

[Newton Hunt]

Oh, darn!

You are right, 0.080" ID.  I need to keep the weight down so those three keys do not
feel extra heavy.  Little weights at the ends of long levers type of thing.  I have
searched the web extensively and have not found anything but one coupler that has in
ID of .25", a little large for my needs.  There is a lot of stuff out there but none
just right.

But thank you for your thoughtfulness.  Nothing like sticking my finger in the wrong
place. :)

Of course you need to read my mind to learn what it is I need.  

.8" I.D.x .2" O.D. indeed.  sigh

		Newton

Carl Meyer wrote:
> 
> 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