pulley keys - special tool from oliag (wood washers)

[Greg Newell]

"Maybe the price is high because most his customers have government 
contracts, you know;
>the $500 hammer and $1000 toilet seat requisition slip clientele."


Sure sounds like it to me! Sheesh

Greg Newell



At 05:18 PM 9/5/2002, you wrote:
>At 03:13 PM 9/5/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>>I just looked at this web page. Thanks for the heads up Newton. "A little 
>>pricey" has got to be the understatement of the year! a plug cutter with 
>>a drill bit in the center, a 4 bladed drill bit with a bit in the center, 
>>2 extra bits, an Allen key, and a handful of key pins for $550 ? You 
>>gotta be kidding!
>>
>>Greg Newell
>
> > At 11:18 AM 9/5/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> > >This is exactly why the Onesti system is so superior.  All the little
> > >pins you see are all different sizes.  The keys are sorted by the sizes
> > >of the holes then that pin is used to guide the cutter.  You can use any
> > >wood you wish, poplar, maple, birch, beech, but lemon wood (if you can
> > >get it) is best because of it's natural lubricity.
> > >http://www.onestipiano.com/pages/bhrs.html
>
> > Jon Page wrote:
> > It seems a little pricey at $555.00 for the occasional repair.
>
> >Well, what do you want, junk or craftsman's tools?  I had a set at 
> Rutgers and it worked very well indeed. {shrug}
>                 Newton
>
>They aren't a lot of money when OPM is involved.  (Other People's Money)
>But for unfunded shops the Schaff tool has the recess cutter for under $20.
>The fiber inserts mic .375 (3/8").  A 3/8" plug cutter is short money if 
>you want to make wooden plugs.
>A jig can be set up on the drill press table to center bore the disks for 
>the appropriate size balance rail pin
>and you're into it for under $30.
>
>Maybe the price is high because most his customers have government 
>contracts, you know;
>the $500 hammer and $1000 toilet seat requisition slip clientele.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jon Page,   piano technician
>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
>mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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>

Greg Newell
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net