mini belt sander for filing hammers

[Isaac Sadigursky]

Hi,Listers!For over a year I have Moto-Dremel DIGITAL,reduces speed easily
to a minimum RPM,very safe for filing,few novices tried it without major
incidents.Highly recommended to try.. Best.. Isaac

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Joe And Penny Goss
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:10 AM
To: dnereson@4dv.net; Pianotech
Subject: Re: mini belt sander for filing hammers

Hi David,
If you want a power tool to do your shaping, look at #323 on my site. You
will never destroy damper timing with this modified tool. Fast uses #50
paper.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Nereson" <dnereson@4dv.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:02 AM
Subject: mini belt sander for filing hammers


>     Does anyone model trains or ships or for some other reason get the
> Micro-Mark or Model Expo catalogs?  In there is a Proxxon mini belt
> sander not a whole lot bigger than a cordless screwdriver.  It takes a
> half-inch-wide belt (well, 0.4") and the head is adjustable to different
> angles.  Has anybody used this for filing hammers?  It looks like the
> coarsest grit for replacement belts is #100, which is a bit fine for
> hammers that have 1/4"-deep string grooves.  But if it reaches under the
> hammers on vertical actions without running into the dampers too badly,
> it just might be ideal.
>     (I've never been able to control a sanding drum on a Dremel
> precisely enough to do a nice job -- it's too easy to take a big divot
> out of the hammer, the rpm's are too high, you can't get the bottom side
> of the hammers on vertical actions without removing all the damper
> levers, and it's extremely hard to take off just one layer of felt.)
>     This Proxxon unit I saw in the Model Expo catalog, but there might
> have been a similar one in a Micro-Mark catalog, which I can't find at
> the moment.
>
>     As an aside, although these catalogs are mainly for modelers of
> ships, trains, miniatures, etc., there are quite a few items useful in
> piano work, like tweezers, parts grabbers, screw holders, sets of small
> reamers, mini power tools, pin vises, micro drills, and so forth.
>
> --David Nereson, RPT
>
>
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