Larry, I have to say that if you have such talents at tool making, you really should contemplate making a blade guard for your table/band saw while you still have a few fingers left. ;-) Terry Farrell On Oct 31, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Larry Fisher RPT wrote: > Over the years I’ve purchased agraffe tools to accomplish the task of removal and replacement. Not all agraffes are alike I’ve learned. I also learned how these tools break. The one from Schaff cat #30 twisted loose at the junction of the shaft and the wider part. I had a guy arc weld it back together and it got twisted off at me. I threw it away. The next tool I bought at a conference some place some time some where and it sported a three eighths drive on one end ...... two different sizes .... a thick one and a not so thick one. It sat in my tool collection for years, used it a few times, went to use it one day and it promptly broke. One ear sloughed off as I applied torque. I sat there and contemplated the history I’ve had with these tools and also considered ordering another one. After about 20 minutes on the phone trying to locate the vendor I bought these things from, I finally decided I could make one in less time than the 10 days it would take to receive one ......... if I could find one. > > I’ve since made two of them. This morning I made one in about 15 minutes using a Dremel and a large diameter reinforced grey cut off wheel. > > The last image is the first one I made for a thicker styled agraffe. I welded a junk piece of iron opposite the business end for a handle. To save time I didn’t pretty things up a bit on that one. This AM I looked through my collection of odd tools and found I made a spanner wrench in the same manner many years ago and decided to make it a two in one tool by “installing” the agraffe removal tool on the other end. I think I made the spanner wrench to accommodate a nose bolt for a M&H grand. This iron I think is most likely tool steel. I heat it up to red hot and hit it with a hammer and the hammer bounces off of it barely leaving any indication that I hit it in the first place. It also resists being drilled and it’ll flatten a center punch. It’s as if the iron is giving me the fing ........ uh. > > I’ll try and include the images of them in this post. If they don’t make the trip, I’ll repost on the OTHER list. > > Lar > > <PA311334[2].jpg> <PA311335[2].jpg> <PA311338[2].jpg> <PA311339[2].jpg> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121031/8c87e808/attachment.htm>
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