[pianotech] Scrapers - 96 years of Pledge

[Encore Pianos]

Don't cheap out on the blades, you can get some replacement blades made of
carbon  steel that will hold an good sharp edge a decent amount of time.
And a long handle with a ball for  for it to go in.  That will give you
leverage and control, and be much less tiring and less abusive of your hands
to use than a rectangular hand scraper. 

Will

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Gene Nelson
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 6:16 PM
To: joegarrett at earthlink.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Scrapers - 96 years of Pledge




It was said: :
I used a handled scraper with about a 2? scraper blade. The flat areas will
scrape pretty clean quicker than you think and actually can be faster (and
cheaper) than using the nasty chemicals. It takes a bit of practice to get
your technique down and not gouge into the veneer, but it?s doable.
 
 
Will,
Simply rounding the scraper blade tips will safeguard against the "gouging".
Do it wih a file or a grinder. Have one scraper w/o that treatment for
getting, (carefully), into those tight corners, etc.<G> I prefer my 1" hook
scraper for those jobs and I use modified Power Hacksaw blades for my major
scraping jobs. Easy to use. Aggressive when needed.
Does a superlative job of smoothing the surface at the same time. Easily
sharpened.
That's my take on that.<G>
Joe

*** Thanks both of you, I went out in the shop after hearing about this and
brought out my nice Lie-Neilsen scraper that I reserve for poly repairs and
experimented with the cheeks and bottom board. It is flexible enough to
avoid touching the veneer with the edges.
It really works nicely as stated (I keep it really sharp) but it is not a
rigid tool - it will work good for the tight corners however but I do not
want to modify it. I need a different scraper for the broader areas. Off to
the hardware store.
Gene