I have used bolducs jig to replace an upright pinblock 3 times. Takes 3-5 hours to drill holes 1mm above the backframe. Block pops of rather easily with a big chisel. Bloduc then recommends steaming off the remaining thin layer with a hot iron and wet cloth. Let the steam do the work and peal it off. This leaves very nice original surface, untouched, unaltered. Goes very quickly to lightly sand and glue the new block down to this nice flat surface. The last time I did this, I thought I would be smart and use a power saw to cut strips to a depth 1mm above the frame, and pop the strips off the a chisel. I purchased a good blade, but they sure used HARDROCK for that old pinblock. It would have been just as slow, and more dust. I went back to the jig. 3 hours cabinet/sides apart(don't do this often) 4-5 hours block out 1 hour prep 1 hour glue and clamp plate in 2 hours drill 3 hours cabinet together. 15 hour job total Block cost plus 15 hours labour. In my case about $1200-$1400 Canadian dollars. ($800-$900US approx.) Usually done in the context of a $5000 to $7000 job. Cheers Dave Renaud RPT Canada ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
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