>Ron, >Glad to see you've incorporated the Vise Grip with the Dent Puller! Been >using it for years.<G> Me too, at least twenty of them. >I've never liked the Titebond for sizing holes. It takes eons to really >get hard. Whereas, Cold Hide glue 50-50 w/water has served me well. Just >different strokes..... I didn't figure it made much difference with key pins. After all, they don't have to carry any of those little molecular compression waves anywhere to make the piano work... or do they? Maybe I'm shooting myself in the foot and damping a 27th partial or something! I hate it when that happens. > Still like the punch for driving, tho.<G> Me too, but the other is easier and quicker for me. I'm a big fan of easy and quick (simple too), if the end result is as good. Just have to try and stay awake enough to hit the pin. At least there are only 176 of them (usually). I find it nearly impossible to pin a set of bridges without missing at least once. I REALLY hate that. >As for the x-y table/vise, Yes you are correct, you can put the stock in >the chuck and the drill in the vise! I've used this many times. A >brain-fart, on my part!<G> The only if's are: if your chuck is large >enough for the rod. if, you have some kind of vise to hold the drill bit >in proper alignment and is adjustable....... Well, yea, the chuck has to be able to hold the piece of stock, but no adjustment is needed with the vise. That's the point. You simply center it by sliding it around on the drill press table by hand, and feed the stock down onto the drill bit. >It's just so much fun re-inventing things, isn't it?!<G> I sure think so. >Gawd, I hate it when you're always right![G] >Best Regards, >Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Heck Joe, I've got to pick on SOMEONE every now and then. <G> Ron N
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