Hi David, eighth inch welding rod comes to mind ... or some appropriate diameter. One 4 foot stick will last you a few years. An Allen wrench is hardened and therefore brittle but if you can get the bends in it without it breaking, then you have a hex end to put in the chuck. Mayhaps if you were to put a very small bend in the chuck end it would keep it from turning in the chuck.
If the chuck can't grasp the wire snug enough I'd probably consider adding a larger chunk of cold rolled on the chuck end of it .... drilling a hole a hair smaller, heating it up and inserting the tool in the hole ...... maybe. Or drilling a really tiny hole through the two pieces and pinning it.
But then that's an awful lot of shop time to generate a tool. Now that I think about this a bit, that'd be a great way to use up some time while this pandemic wreaks total havoc on our lives.
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Larry Fisher
Owner, Chief Grunt, Head Hosehead
Vancouver WA
503-310-6965
Working the gravy zone for the rest of my days.
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-21-2020 12:36
From: David Love
Subject: Capstan Removing Tool
I'm looking for this tool I bought it from somewhere (can't remember now). Broke it so need to replace. Looks like this. For chucking into a drill to remove capstans.
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David Love RPT
www.davidlovepianos.com
davidlovepianos@comcast.net
415 407 8320
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