[pianotech] Broken Drill Bit in Bridge

[Susan Kline]

Okay, how's this for reducing steps, eliminating jigs, etc.?

When you break off the drill bit below grade in the bridge,
instead of doing one of the invaluable procedures which have
been written here, you just take a bigger drill bit and drill
right next to the broken one, hoping to drive it out sideways
with a punch enough to grab the stub with vise grips, and
then use the forstner bit and the maple plug, etc.

and ................. you then can end up with TWO broken
drill bits, side by side.

ssssssssssssssnnnn


Ron Nossaman wrote:
> On 8/12/2012 8:05 PM, Jim Ialeggio wrote:
>> Dale said:
>>
>>
>> <As the founding member and yes, still president of "piano rebuilders
>> anonymous" recovery group, for those who make mistakes but...don't like
>> to admit it. Yeah, you... I'd like to welcome you and Terry as new
>> members. Dues are cheap and confession is good for the soul.
>>
>>
>> I myself am...uhh, make that was...attending "Jig Makers Anomymous"
>> meetings. I say was because 11 steps through the 12 step program, I says
>> to the director, "hey I got a great idea for fixture which will really
>> make your operation much more efficient"...and they threw me out...can
>> you believe it...threw me out...on my duff...I don't get it???
>
> That was YOU? Wow!
>
> So do you have a working drawing you could post?
> Ron N
>
>
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