Introduction Pipe Chanter Reeds
- What you require
- Shaping the Chanter Reed
- Cane Gouge
- Reed Blade Former
- Reed Staple Cutter
- Chanter Reed Staple Roller
- Chanter Reed Staple Former
- Chanter Reed Assembly Jig
Drone Reeds
- What you require
- Making the Drone Reed
- Diagram Index
- Drone Reed Jig
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Reed Staple Cutter
Purpose: To provide blanks of copper for staples.
- The copper cutter shown is one that is home made. It has been found that commercial paper cutters are too fragile in construction and require frequent sharpening.
- It should be noted that the angle of cut is off-set at a variance of 1/16" from a true plane. The reason for this is so that the copper strip can be turned over after each cut and thereby save material.
- Below is a diagram of the strip and a finished blank as it should result.
- After sufficient blanks for your needs are cut, it is important that the edges to be folded are lightly rubbed once or twice with a fine file to remove, any residual metal from the sides that may prevent a proper seal. A low speed grinding wheel may be used for clean-up but there is less control of how much should be removed.
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