[pianotech] More agraffes...kind'a

[William Monroe]

OK Mr. Smarty!  What happens when I'm flipping the plate around during
spraying.............

;-[]

Now why can't I think of things like that?!?!

WRM



On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 9:26 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>wrote:

> **
> Put the screw side up and you don't need the magnet.
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
> (sent from bb)
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> *From: * William Monroe <pianotech at a440piano.net>
> *Sender: * pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> *Date: *Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:12:48 -0500
> *To: *<pianotech at ptg.org>
> *ReplyTo: * pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject: *Re: [pianotech] More agraffes...kind'a
>
> 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
>>
>>
>
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