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Aeolian Unit Valve Pouch Forming Tool
By Kevin Millecam

I needed a tool like Bruce Newman used in his video to align and
shape the valve leather while rebuilding an Aeolian block valve:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iJOAC4sis8
Attachment thumbnail Player Piano Restoration - 1977 Aeolian with Plastic Unit Valves Using FreeCAD and my 3D printer, this is what I came up with. Hopefully these .stl files can help someone else. Kevin Millecam [ https://www.printables.com/model/1757150-aeolian-block-valve-vacuum-pouch-tool

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Key Words in Subject:  Aeolian, Forming, Pouch, Tool, Unit, Valve

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