Cleaning CA glue off of WNG shanks when pulling hammers off for whatever reason.
Treat it as you would if you were making dowels...run the shank through a die. I drilled a #12 hole in my Renner bushing cloth sizing tool. This steel seems to be hardened just a bit. It drills but seems harder than soft steel, I think. Not sure if it would work with soft steel...probably would, but you want to keep that sharp edge to the die/hole.
I like the leverage the handle affords. I did not wet the glue with any acetone. Worked on two spare shanks with glue on them that had been glued last year, so the glue was well set. Was able to insert the shank into a new hole smoothly, no catches.
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Jim Ialeggio
grandpianosolutions.com
Shirley, MA
978 425-9026
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