Hollow punch set, similar to this: http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-hollow-punch-set-3838.html On 9/13/2012 8:55 AM, David Love wrote: > Thanks for this Mike. BTW what did you use to cut those hard leather discs > into discs? Is that just a tapered hole plug cutter? > > David Love > www.davidlovepianos.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Mike Spalding > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 5:18 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway leather lid buttons > > David, > > It's not a sequence, but this one shot pretty much tells the whole story. > Spread hot hide on the rough side of the large thin disc, center it over a > hole with glue side up, place a small thick disc (rough side > up) on the glue, and push it down into the hole. When the glue has dried, > eject the button and trim the edges. > > Mike > > On 9/12/2012 4:23 PM, David Love wrote: >> I'm finishing up the details of an unfinished finishing job on a >> Steinway >> (grrrr) and need to make those leather lid buttons that go on the >> underside of the lid to protect the rim. Anyone have a handy photo >> sequence of that process? I don't usually engage in finishing at all >> and so haven't ever had this particular challenge. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> David Love >> www.davidlovepianos.com >> >> >> >>
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