Spindle sander

[Carl Meyer]

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Spindle sanderHello, Jeannie.  I met you at the Reno natl convention.  I =
hope you remember my demo of my hammer sander. Picture attached.

I sold a few and now Mother Goose tools are selling them.

There are many ways to skin a cat and I really don't want to see any of  =
them.  I don't skin many cats these days.  Even if Joe in Oregon hates =
them.

My sander grinds those puppies down to the core ( if you want to in jig =
time), It can favor either shoulder or the strike point and you can do =
it in 20 minutes in an upright action in a cradle.  Easier  for a grand.

I provided a video tape (now obsolete) and now I have no incentive to =
update it. =20

Selling to Piano techs is a hard sell.  I'm opting out.

Carl Meyer PTG assoc
Santa Clara, Ca.


----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Jeannie Grassi=20
  To: 'Pianotech'=20
  Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 11:14 AM
  Subject: RE: Spindle sander


  Thanks, Jon.  Are photos possible? =20

  To those of you who saw Chris' demonstration and are ready to try =
it.....What would be the advantage to using an oscillating sander?  Does =
it work that much faster?=20

  jeannie



  Jeannie Grassi, RPT

  Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal

  mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net




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  From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf Of Jon Page
  Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 9:29 AM
  To: pianotech@ptg.org
  Subject: Spindle sander



  >My only concern would be that the extra motion from the oscillations =
would
  >cause the hammer(s) to move too much in the process.  How would they =
be

  >held?  Do you do them each individually?  How are they held?
  >jeannie



  The shanks are off the rail during the reconditioning process to be =
repinned, filed, tapered,

  tail arc'd and weight graduated. The rail sandpaper is replaced from a =
roll available from

  Klingspor; www.woodworkingshop.com; 220 grit for flat rails and fine =
emery cloth for

  tubular action rails.



  I usually file at the drill press with a 1' drum sander. I have two =
elevated surfaces to place the hammer for filing, one angled for =
previously tapered hammers and one for hammers with

  parallel sides. They're about 2" high to accommodate the rake of the =
bore.



  A reshaping takes about 45 minutes, even for really flat hammers. =
Sometimes

  a second filing with a fine paper drum puts a nice finish on them. =
Hammers which

  are not too grooved can be reshaped with the fine drum.



  I was just wondering if the oscillation of the spindle would cause =
ragged edges.

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  Regards,

  Jon Page

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