Thanks Jim ?I'll check it out.? Could be a new improved Erwin dip gauge in the future or is that a feature? ?lol ? Less weight in the tool box ? Dale -----Original Message----- From: jim ialeggio <jimialeggio at gmail.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 7:20 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Erwins key dip gauge Dale,? Mcmaster-carr seems to have some 10mm aluminum rod Jim On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 7:42 PM, <erwinspiano at aol.com> wrote: Jim ? Metric brass is impossible to find I'm told. If I can find a source I'd make new gauges with? another piece of 10 mm on the other end..... or not. ?By the way what is the standard equivalent of 10 mm exactly. Bet it's slightly less than .390 ? ?Dale Dale, What an elegantly simple idea. In using one of these; is there a reason to go with .370 dimension rather than the full .390...other than the fact that .370 can be had off the shelf, and you need a lathe to get to .39? ? Seems like .39 would skip the shim bit which always seems to turn out to be an exercise in inefficiency. On the other hand .370 allows the tool to be used in various gradations......? Jim Looking for work? Get job alerts, employment information, career advice and job-seeking tools at AOL Find a Job. -- grandpianosolutions.com Shirley, MA ?(978) 425-9026 Looking for work? Get job alerts, employment information, career advice and job-seeking tools at AOL Find a Job. -- grandpianosolutions.com Shirley, MA ?(978) 425-9026 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090228/4ab652c4/attachment.html>
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