Hi Mike, The original jig is at my site below. The one change that will be made is to make the base longer to the left by 6 inches so that a non metal locator for the front removal can be mounted. With this setup the dog leg left or right does not matter. Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kurta" <mkurta@adelphia.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 5:43 AM Subject: Re: Mitre saw keyfront removal. > Hi Joe: > Re-reading you original idea, I see that it would work well. If you're > going to Dallas, I'll bring a picture of my table saw jig which hold the key > firmly and the stop block that positions the end of the key much as you > describe. Maybe you can take a picture of your setup for me to look at. > I'm always interested in new and better ways to do things. > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 10:45 PM > Subject: Re: Mitre saw keyfront removal. > > > > Mike, > > I have to strongly disagree, at least for this clutz. > > My jig holds the key for me with a little help from my left hand while my > > right hand opperates the saw blade. Quick as 5 seconds per key the key top > > surface is prepared. I have tried the table saw and the radial or chop saw > > with a large blade is by far the best for my use. > > At the present the jig is on loan to be cloned. > > I hope to get it back in a month. > > Joe Goss > > imatunr@srvinet.com > > www.mothergoosetools.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Kurta" <mkurta@adelphia.net> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 8:14 PM > > Subject: Re: Mitre saw keyfront removal. > > > > > > > Table saw works better-no flex or wobble, more accurate and safer > too. > > > Mike Kurta > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <tune4u@earthlink.net> > > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 9:15 PM > > > Subject: RE: Mitre saw keyfront removal. > > > > > > > > > > Sounds very reasonable. I'd want to make darned sure nothing moved, so > > > maybe > > > > a mark scribed or drawn on the sawbed or guide at the end of your > > clamped > > > > stop block? > > > > > > > > Alan > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > > > > Behalf Of gordon stelter > > > > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 7:53 PM > > > > To: Pianotech > > > > Subject: Mitre saw keyfront removal. > > > > > > > > > > > > I haven't tried this yet, but it occurred to me that > > > > an accurate way to remove keyfronts with a "chop-saw" > > > > might be as follows: > > > > 1) Place a key to the left or right of the saw > > > > blade, depending on the "dogleg's" necessity to stay > > > > clear of rear fence. Place it under the blade so that > > > > exactly the right amount will be trimmed off. > > > > 2) Take a block of some stable material and butt > > > > it against that key's front. Then clamp another block > > > > to the saw base, butted up against the far end of the > > > > first. > > > > 3) Now, by butting your "measuring block" > > > > against the permanently clamped "stop block" and then > > > > clamping the key in place against the "measuring > > > > block" before tremoving it, the keys should all have > > > > exactly the same amount of front trimmed off, > > > > presuming no blade wobble. > > > > If anyone has a better idea, I would love to hear > > > > of it. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Thump > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more > > > > http://tax.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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