Another thought: Whatever approach you take, you could make a mock-up using scrap materials to test pin torque before commiting to the full repair. ES ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 12:13 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Weber grand block > Restorers use "epoxy consolidation" to repair pinblocks that are mortised > into the case. > This involves temporarily sealing the bottom of the block, then filling > all holes with water thin epoxy and letting it soak into the block. The > holes are re-drilled after the epoxy has hardened. > Perhaps this method could be used on the mortised "shelf," then add a > Delignit cap. > Ed Sutton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> > To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 12:02 PM > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Weber grand block > > >> >>> Here’s an idea: this might be an opportunity to imitate, and gain some >>> of the benefits of, Ron Nossaman’s “hybrid” block. Use Delignit for the >>> cap; its greater strength may take some stress of the old solid piece. >>> Cut your plugs from some multi-lam stock, though, for smoother tuning. >>> Cutting plugs from multi-lam is also a lot easier than from any other >>> material, I think. Any thoughts on this, Ron? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ken Z. >> >> Not bad! I like it. If the block seems otherwise solid, rout off about >> 9mm from the top, plug with multilam, and recap with 9mm Delignit. The >> other option is cutting the thing out and duplicating, which brings up >> the side mortises. If there's room for a shelf on one end but not the >> other, it can still be mortised into the side without the shelf (with >> work), but it's going to take a while. I don't typically recommend >> plugging, but this could be a reasonable exception, especially with the >> added strength of the one piece Delignit cap. Good thought Ken. >> Ron N >
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