[AT] OT - using pitchfork

[Larry D. Goss]

Tuning pin tightener.

FWIW, this is a common problem in pianos.  Tuning pins are only held in
by friction and when the maple dries out over time they loosen up and
the piano will no longer hold its tune.  There is a product made to
solve the problem.  It's called Tuning Pin Tightener.  Anybody can make
it though; it's a 50/50 mixture of alcohol and glycerin.  I use Solox
for the alcohol, but any source will do.

If you have a really large gap in the handle, then apply some Gorilla
Glue to the application before you insert the tang in the hole.  This is
an expanding weatherproof glue that can be used to reconstruct wood
after it has been miss cut.  The more it's constrained while it's
setting, the more dense the resulting joint.  Available at Home Depot
and other such places.

Larry

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Subject: Re: [AT] OT - using pitchfork

The question I have is : What do you do with a handle that is loose?  I
have
a manure fork that falls out of the handle.  I'd rather not replace the
handle, as it is not broken.  Any ideas?

Vaughn Miller
Dillsburg PA

>>> rugenl at yahoo.com 2/6/06 1:00:14 PM >>>
Pitchforks usually have a tang that inserts into a hole on the end of
the 
handle.  The handle has a metal collar, but they aren't connected.  I
think

you can drill (use a metal bit) until you hit the tang, then open a vice

enough to let the fork pass but catch on the handle and drive the tang
out.

I seem to remember they are a lot easier to change than a shovel handle.

If 
they are old and a little loose, you may be able to just drive the old 
handle off without drilling first.  We used to lay them under the wood
stove 
and let them dry and shrink for a few days, then they nearly fell off.
It

wasn't too hot to touch, but dries enough to shrink the handle.

A pitchfork was an essential tool for the AC Roto balers.

Pitich forks have 3 tines, manure forks have more 4-6 tines, if it looks

like a scoop shovel with tines, it's a silage fork.  If it has 3 tines
and
a 
LONG handle, it's a bundle fork, for pitching wheat bundles onto a TALL 
wagon.






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