Gee. If the exit polls show Kerry ahead, why are the vote tallies giving Bush a veritable landslide? Thump --- gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> wrote: > Yeah, mine. > And if its a Kenmore you will find that when > it > burns out replacing the motor/compressor costs more > than buying a new one. I would recommend building a > > "dry room" big enoiugh for what you're working on, > or > moisture proofing your shop. What you will save on > electricity could pay for it quickly. > Thump > > > --- Bob Hull <hullfam5@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for the feedback about the pinblock mc > > conditioning prior to drilling. > > > > With the dehumidifier running full tilt again > (rain > > here in TN for last several days) the shop > humidity > > level has come down. The pinblock in the hot tent > > is > > being basked in 38% rh. Was 44% yesterday and 54% > > two > > days ago. I don't think the block was exposed to > > the > > 60+ rh for too long, so I don't think I'm too > > worried. > > I don't have the Hoadley handbook - is that the > > Physical Laboratory Handbook? > > > > I think my dehumidifier maybe too small for my > shop > > (1400 sq. ft.) since it runs constantly in the > > spring, > > summer and fall. I shoot for about 45% rh. Does > > anyone else's dehumidifier in a similar climate > have > > to work that hard? > > > > Bob Hull > > > > > > --- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > > > > Well, I haven't seen a reply to your post yet, > so > > > I'll take a stab. > > > > > > First of all, if you have a dehumidifier, why is > > > your shop up to 63% RH - > > > although that's not really terribly excessive? I > > > would suppose the best > > > humidity level would be whatever RH the piano is > > > expected to live in - or > > > rather, the middle of the RH range expected. > > > > > > I guess if you live in New Mexico, it may be > > > worthwhile to let the block sit > > > for a month or so to let it come somewhere in > the > > > range of it's > > > surroundings. If you live in coastal Washington > > > State, you may want to wait > > > a while also while the block absorbs some water. > > But > > > for most climates, your > > > shop is probably not so terribly far from some > > > midpoint of an expected RH > > > range for the piano's future. > > > > > > But how long has is been in your shop? Did you > > just > > > get it delivered from a > > > supply house? If so, you may not really have > much > > > idea at all about the MC > > > of the wood. > > > > > > I like to buy my wood at least six months to a > > year > > > before I intend on using > > > it - most of it sits for more than a year or two > > > before use. I've got a > > > large supply of rough-sawn spruce, maple and a > few > > > pinblocks residing in my > > > constant-humidity shop. Doing that simply > > eliminates > > > this whole > > > hard-to-answer question/concern regarding wood > MC > > > stability. A > > > several-inch-thick hunk of hardwood can take > > months > > > for its MC to come into > > > equilibrium with its environment, depending on > the > > > RH/MC contrast. > > > > > > Bottom line: It's probably OK. If you are not in > a > > > rush on this job, let it > > > sit for a few weeks or however long you can. A > > good > > > cross-grain-laminated > > > pinblock shouldn't be changing all that much is > > size > > > anyway with small > > > changes in MC. > > > > > > Or maybe I should have just kept it short and > > said: > > > I dunno. ;-) > > > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > > > www.farrellpiano.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Bob Hull" <hullfam5@yahoo.com> > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 2:10 PM > > > Subject: humidity level for conditioning new > > > pinblock > > > > > > > > > > The humidity in my shop today is 63% and > higher > > > than I > > > > usually try to keep it. I'm getting a block > > > ready, > > > > the flange fitting is done; What would be the > > best > > > > level for the humidity to be and for how long > to > > > > enhance the drilling/pin torque outcome? This > > > block > > > > (Weber 5' 6") has been a "bear" for me with a > > > double > > > > flange, plus thicker in the bass, and bow or > > warp > > > > across the block area of the plate. > > > > > > > > I just put the block under a "tent" with 2 > > heater > > > bars > > > > and it has dropped the humidity to 54% over > the > > > course > > > > of . I don't have a MC gauge but I have a > > > > dehumidifier. > > > > > > > > I'll appreciate your comments. > > > > > > > > Bob Hull > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! 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