I made a jig for routing keytops with a Dremel. It worked for the excess along the long edges, but doing the notches was hairy. I used a rabbeting bit and a very small bearing (which I purchased at a industrial supply house). I think that a spiral bit is recommended by Spurlock for use on a router, but the rabbeting bit I used is straight. The bit had a pilot with a 1/8" diameter, and the cutting edges were (I think) about 3/8" diameter. The bearing was a slip fit over the pilot, so I used some locktite to glue the two together. I no longer use the jig, but the Dremel router table works well with the trimming bit. Beware: the keytop may get scratched, since you have to slide the keystick upside down over the table for trimming. I've since abandoned the Dremel idea, and purchased a small 1" belt sander. Paul McCloud San Diego -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Renaud Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 9:55 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Keytops Anyone have a pic. of a jig for router down key thickness on a dremel router table. Got dremel toys over Christmas..... Thinking a couple rails, something that grabs the key to keep it level and slides between the guide rails. Add stop block. Anyone have something they like and want to post a pic/diagram or description. Cheers Dave Renaud ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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