Paul, The only problem is that the leg(s) will still wobble! The same as trying to pull two pieces of wood together with a screw and both holes are the same size.<G> Can't be done w/o stripping or breaking something in the process. Regards, Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: paul bruesch To: joegarrett at earthlink.net;pianotech at ptg.org Sent: 8/25/2011 5:27:45 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Action Cradle Loose Legs? Couldn't one also drill/tap a hole thru to the other side of the clamp/leg block? If you run the same size tap thru the existing setscrew threaded hole and into the other side, the threading should be consistent to allow a single machine screw to go all the way through, too. Of course you'd have to drill through the conduit to the OD of the screw. Or drill out the threaded hole, continue through the leg and through the other side and put bolt/machine screw with a locking acorn nut. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote: Patrick, Yeah, I did the same thing with the wood plug. Too soft to be effective.<G> I think, on one of my older ones, (I have three cradles), I put some steel in there, with epoxy. As I recall it's the one I got from APSCO and it was constantly coming apart and honkin' me off, so I gave it the forever treatment!<G> As I recall the local Ace Hardware has all kinds of Steel Rod stock, in short lengths. As the price of brass is in the stratosphere, I'd recommend the steel. Regards, Joe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110825/0802273a/attachment.htm>
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