---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment William asked: "I'm going to be using (for the first time) pyralin blanks for a new set of keytops instead of molded keytops. I'm curious what those of you who also do this find to be the most expedient method of cutting the blanks; i.e. do you cut the blanks into strips before doing anything else? Cut blanks into sections and glue the sticks onto a section of blank "gang-style?" Suggestions appreciated." Respectfully, William R. Monroe William, I use pyraline (aka Ivorine) only. I purchase it in the 6" width strips. I've made a jig out of scrap butcher block material, a piece of angle iron, spacers and a steel stop underneath the angle iron. I use a soundboard shimming tool to scribe the pyralin. Then I just snap it off. It goes rather quickly. I know of two other ways to do this: 1. Use a heavy duty Paper Cutter. (I'm not real fond of this one, but it does work.<G>) 2. Use Metal Break with the appropriate stop for correct width. This works very well, but most of us don't have access to this humongous machine thingee. BTW, I make my blanks appox. 15/16" wide. This allows sufficient excess that will allow minor boo-boos in clamping w/o too much "re-do".<G> YMMV Also, I have two 6 space Oslund Clamping jigs. For a while I only had the one and it was really slow! grrr! And, I use PVC-E so's the job doesn't come back to bite me in the butt!<G> Once, you get used to Pyralin, you'll never use that "moulde" crap again, IMO. Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ee/de/57/11/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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