Pye type trimmer tool
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May be of interest, I was looking to make up a trimmer tool for realignment of a Pye radio,I saw Wife's empty Parker refill in recycling and had an idea, I pulled off the end which houses the ball, washed it through with thinners to remove any ink residue, then just squeezed the end to fit, finally covered in shrink sleeve job done, will last forever or until lost.
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An ingenious example of creative reuse at its best.
Alan |
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An ingenious and well-executed recycling/upcycling project, but isn't the main reason that alignment tools are normally made of plastic to avoid 'hand capacitance' effects that would occur with metal tools? Or am I wrong (again)?
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Thanks for the additional info. I shall now make myself one and have a go at a Mullard MAS82 which needs the IFTs peaking before returning it to its owner.. The wax holding these is quite stiff and my all-plastic adjusting tool just twisted without moving the cores.
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Terry, I'd be very careful if the cores are that stiff, you could end up with a cracked/jammed core.
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Thanks Andy. I have managed to soften the wax by gentle heating with a hair drier as you suggest, and got them to turn a little. They're still reluctant to move and I don't want them to break so I'll try a bit more heat tomorrow. This particular set has been a right pain to sort out so the last thing I need now is busted/jammed IFT cores.
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