Tech Tips!

September 2021 Meeting Tech Tips

I Recently purchased the alcohol shank burning lamp from Ebay - I really like it! I had to add a little thin CA glue where the stem attaches to the base because it had a slight leak, but it has some great qualities over the barbecue lighter I usually use.

Del Fandrich made a recommendation for the Weller ultralight "princess" heat gun pictured above. Schaff sells one for $198 plus shipping, but you can find them cheaper other places.

Years ago I bought a Makita heat gun on recommendation from David Stocker and I've been very happy with it. The latest version sells for around $120 on Amazon. It has a temperature control and it can sit on it's back which is convenient.

Current Model: Makita HG6031VK Variable Temperature Heat Gun

You should also get the reduction nozzel if you are using this to twist shanks.

WNG Repinning Tool

This is the nicest repinning tool I've ever seen! This is one of those tools that will make you smile every time you use it.

WNG Geared Hammer Extractor

Based on an old, discontinued (but superior) design, I was happy to find this at the Orlando Convention.

These and other cool tools can be found on the WNG Technician Site!

From May Technical with Mike Reiter on Efficient Repinning

Takeaways from the May technical include:

Loosen all the odd number screws first.
Do about 11 flanges at a time
Be meticulous about orienting parts all the same direction and keeping them well organized
Come up with a basic formula/technique that will work for most of the flanges
A slightly roughened broach is better than one that is too course: you don't want to fluff up the bushing cloth too much and you want to use the heat generated by the smooth part of the broach to stabilize the bushing.

Pro Tip: You can tightened a loose flange bushing without repinning!

Using a tapered burnishing tool, you insert the tool between the wood and the felt border of the flange bushing cloth at both the 3:00 and 9:00 positions and gyrate the tool around to push and compress the cloth against the pin. This is surprisingly effective at increasing the tightness of the pinning. If you want more, continue the same technique at the 6:00 and 12:00 positions.

Xuron - 9100F Oval Head Micro-Shear Flush Cutter - Lead Retainer

At our May meeting we learned there is a version of terrific cutters perfect for clipping centerpins. I just ordered them from Amazon for $20.85 which included the tax and free shipping (of course!)

I've often worried about leaving the pointy fragment of a centerpin on a client's carpet and having a bare foot land on it sometime in the future. Although I have ways of holding my fingers to catch the fragment, I'm looking forward to trying these out!

Below are some other tools shared at the September meeting

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