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Topic: Emmons PP endplates in the raw |
Jim Pitman
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Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2012 6:05 am |
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Can anyone recommend a machinist who is experienced in doing the final milling to remove the draft?
I have a pair of original Emmons, Push Pull, end plates I acquired a long time ago. With the exception of the leg holes drilled and tapped, they are in the raw and still exhibit casting draft. The casting job appears to be excellent, BTW with no visible voids on the outside anyway.
I plan to put together a non pedal guitar just for experimentation. I wouldn't do any additional machining that would result in a situation whereby they couldn't be used for an Emmons PP restore should I decide to sell them. |
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Glenn Uhler
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Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2012 7:37 pm Casting Draft
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Jim,
You can do a decent job of squaring up the castings on a big belt or disk sander. If you use a milling machine to make the castings flat, you have to sand them anyway to get the milling marks out. After the sides are square, use a sanding block with finer grits of sandpaper (up to 220 grit) to get the parts ready for polishing.
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Jerry Fessenden
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Vermont, USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2012 3:58 pm end plates
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| Hey Jim you can use my machine any time ... Also , I have the fixtures for the leg holes JF |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2012 6:07 am
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I do have a bench belt/disc sander which will be called for.
Jerry's offer should ensure I get good orthogonality.
Tx Glenn and Jerry. |
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Glenn Uhler
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Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2012 9:04 am Belt Sander
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That's a great offer from Jerry, Jim! You probably want to use a belt sander bigger than a bench model. My Delta belt sander has a 6" wide belt. Maybe Jerry's does too.
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