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Double Bass My endpin installation trick

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godoze

Oct 21, 2002
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#1
I put a new endpin in this little 5/8's bass I have. Problem is that you guessed it, the ebony was too big in diameter to fit the socket.

After hand sanding for an hour i had an idea.

I fashioned a jig from a piece of 5/16" hss steel then added a stop at the end and an adjustable collar that will adjust to fit a variety of endpins.

Put the endpinsocket on the jig, put the jig in the drill. Turn on the drill and apply sandpaper.

Worked like a charm and the endpin was ready to go in 15 minutes with a perfect fit.
 
#5
well see here is the neat part. i made a casting of the tapered hole in the block and then reversed it and made a hollow cast that is lined with 3m stikits.

i guess i should have added that in the first post.
 
#7
Hmmmmmm -- if a guy mounted the pin into a drill press and set up the press for low speed...

Course, if your time has got $$$ attached to it and you're gonna do all kinds of end pins, you'd be better off biting the bullet and buying the reamer.

Sounds a hell of a lot better than Harry Wake's re-shaped spade bit, though. And, of course, it doesn't help you make the tapered hole in the tail block in the first place...

Very cool, Z...
 

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