Pinblock Plugs, was: Nice Baldwin Pinblock

[Farrell]

Sure, sounds like that would work. How do you address the bottom of the block - how do you keep the plug and goo from oozing out the bottom of the block? Thanks.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry Cooper" <brispiano@optushome.com.au>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 4:10 AM
Subject: Re: Pinblock Plugs, was: Nice Baldwin Pinblock


> 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
> >
> >
> 
> 
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