"....how big a hole did your plug cutter cut...?

[Farrell]

I'm beginning to think that your line of reasoning regarding plugging is correct Joe. Many others have said much the same thing. I'm thinkin' my Baldwin will simply get a new block.

Have no fear about doing it in a reasonable amount of time though - I'm going to make my own pinblock! That ought to add a day or two to it!  ;-)

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 1:17 PM
Subject: "....how big a hole did your plug cutter cut...?


> Terry et al,
> My 1/2" Plug Cutter has a diameter of .8975", (Slightly over 7/8"). My 3/4"
> Plug Cutter has a diameter of 1.1825". You do the math for area. <G> It
> usually takes a full day to cut a set of plugs. Of course there are rejects
> and the time to sharpen the derned thing! (That in itself is no easy feat!)
> The Glue used in pinblocks dulls the plug cutters rapidly, so I have two of
> each size. I'm sharpening while my helper cuts plugs! On any "standard" type
> pinblock I NEVER Plug. It's just too time consuming. However, most of the
> pianos I do, have something weird, so I do a lot of Plugging! <G> As I keep
> track of "time", (hence, the RLG), It takes almost twice as long to do plugs
> as it takes to cut/fit/drill a new pinblock, ("standard" vs Plugs). The
> savings in material is minimal at best.
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
> 
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