[pianotech] Action Cradle Loose Legs?

[Roe Michaud]

Hi Guys,
  I am so glad to be following this thread, I thought it was just me! I find that the "sled" legs are alot less wobbly than the 4 single shorties. Keep up with the great suggestions. Seroe Michaud

From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
To: paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net>; pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Action Cradle Loose Legs?


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
>>
>
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