[pianotech] Fitting the new Casters

[Mark Schecter]

Dave,

The tricky part is getting the inverted piano square to the drill  
press table, due to the tapered leg.

Prob'ly easier to invert the drill press, now that I think about it ...

'cept then you'd have to lift the piano above the drill head and lower  
it onto the spinning bit.

OK, never mind.

-- Mark Schecter



On May 19, 2010, at 1:39 PM, "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>  
wrote:

> Hey Barb,
>
> Just curious...and I'm probably missing something.   Could you use a  
> drill press to make the hole?   Or a forstner bit..?
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57 at comcast.net>
> To: joegarrett at earthlink.net; pianotech at ptg.org
> Received: 5/19/2010 1:20:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fitting the new Casters
>
>
>
>> Hi Joe,
>
>> I guess I didn't phrase that very well. The recess measures 3/4".  
>> You bet there's
>> room enough for the caster to swing around. I think the piano looks  
>> a little odd with
>> the dual wheels on those smallish legs, but the customer thinks it  
>> looks great. And,
>> of course, the pedals will be at a comfortable height.
>
>> As I reported earlier, I used a Dremel Multi-Max oscillating tool  
>> with the metal/wood
>> blade. It took some time to get that deep--especially the first one  
>> (I'm very
>> cautious). I did one a day to give my hand a break from using the  
>> vibrating tool. The
>> piano is here in my shop space (I'm reluctant to actually call it a  
>> shop), maybe I'll
>> take a picture of the installed casters.
>
>> Barbara
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
>> To: pianoforte at island.net, "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 2:58:41 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fitting the new Casters
>
>
>
>
>> Barbara said: " Here's a picture story of the caster job I just  
>> finished--including the
>> little surprise I found. Because of the difference in the casters,  
>> I had to recess the
>> socket 3/4"."
>
>> Barbara,
>> Looks like a very nice job. The one photo, I would have liked to  
>> see, would be the
>> casters IN the sockets.<G> Inletting 3/4" makes me wonder if the  
>> castor radial had
>> sufficient clearance with the weight of the piano on them.???? The  
>> reason for it, I
>> understand.<G> Who says you're not a woodworker! I say ya are! Good  
>> work!
>> Kudos! and all that sort of stuff.
>> Joe