Pinblock Plugs, was: Nice Baldwin Pinblock

[Kerry Cooper]

I have been cutting my own plugs from wrestplanks for 12 years. I use a
Starrett 5/8" hole saw. This has a pilot hole for of 6mm and I make 2 cuts,
one from each side, this gives me a 1 1/2" long plug 11.9mm thick. I glue
the plug with West Systems and let it cure for 5 days.  With this system I
have plugged cracked & damaged planks in Pianos with an exposed plank, in
the customers house. This is where there is only up to 10 holes to be
plugged.
I presented this as a workshop at the last Convention in Australia at Perth.

The Planks I use are supplied by either Schaff or Renner.

Kerry Cooper
Brisbane, Australia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: Pinblock Plugs, was: Nice Baldwin Pinblock


> At 08:20 2/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >In a message dated 24/02/03 8:10:58 AM, hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu
writes:
> >
> ><< I _was_ wondering about likelihood of success stacking the plugs...
> >  >>
> >
> >Why not? Isn't a pinblock just stacked planks?? :-)
> >Phil Roger
> >_______________
>
>
> jimrpt,
>
> of course, there is the problem of finding 3/4" pinblock material to cut
> them from, since my cutters only have that deep a throat...  bandsaw a
> thick block?  uff da!  I don't think so - even my 5/8 blade would wander
> trying to do that.
>
>
> I suppose I could cut as deep as my cutter allows, then pop the plugs out
> of the holes with a screwdriver - not very good _or_ consistant, either.
>
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer PTG RPT, MPT, CCT
> Decorah, IA
>
> Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) for Bio-powered Digitally Activated
> Lever Action Tone Generation Systems
>
>