Hi Jim, How about screws (see photos). These #8 Sheet Metal Screws work about as good as anything I've tried. After all is done, I can come along with a little stick magnet to pull them out. If they happen to be adhered a bit, a little tap releases them. And, since they are recessed a bit, I don't have any issues with chipping, etc. William R. Monroe On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Jim Ialeggio <jim at grandpianosolutions.com>wrote: > In the past, when refinishing a plate, I've had trouble with finish > build-up in the agraffe couterbore bottom and sides. The buildup then was > pulled along as the agraffe was tightened, sometime bringing surface finish > with it, restulting in chips and other nasties. > > I've tried placing finish washers in the counterbore, held in by the > weight of a screw, but I'm not happy with this, as it bonds the finish > washer to the counterbore sides, creating chipping problems of its own, > though less than no finish washer. > > Ideally, I'd cut a small bevel on the counterbore sides, and then not > worry about masking the countebores, but in playing with this, I don't have > a countersink remotely shallow enough to do the trick in such a shallow > counterbore. > > Any thoughts on other ways to approach this easily? > > Jim Ialeggio > > -- > Jim Ialeggio > jim at grandpianosolutions.com > 978 425-9026 > Shirley Center, MA > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120820/f8d7646c/attachment-0001.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_3791.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 101617 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120820/f8d7646c/attachment-0003.jpeg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_3792.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 116637 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120820/f8d7646c/attachment-0004.jpeg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_3793.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 128507 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120820/f8d7646c/attachment-0005.jpeg>
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