[CAUT] capstan hole plugging

[Fred Sturm]

Thanks, all, for the input and details. I'm thinking I'll go with  
injected epoxy with filler - seems like the most efficient in my  
imagination, as long as it drills well, which was my concern. It  
hadn't occurred to me that the stuff mixed with filler would inject,  
but there's no reason why not as long as I have a wide enough  
"needle." I was imagining using a spatula and making a mess, or  
injecting pure epoxy, which would be harder than the wood and likely  
to make the bit wander.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu



On Apr 20, 2009, at 2:50 PM, David Love wrote:

> That works too the biggest problem being getting it into the holes.   
> When
> I've used it I use the following method.  After you mix the putting  
> in your
> hand roll it out in small bits into small little diameter coils that  
> will
> fit down into the open capstan holes.  Insert and pack with a thin  
> dowel.
> Do this several times per hole until it is filled.  Use a razor  
> blade as a
> scraper to level the putty by starting in the center and pulling out  
> in each
> direction toward the edge.  Lightly sand flush when cured.  The nice  
> thing
> about the putty is that when you are done you don't have to go back  
> and top
> off or level.  But it does take longer than the injector method.  Do  
> it in a
> couple of batches as the stuff tends to harden up while you are  
> working.  It
> is good when the capstan holes are drilled through.
>
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
> Richard Brekne
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 12:47 PM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] capstan hole plugging
>
> I find that the putty epoxy David Stanwood uses for filling keylead
> holes works poifectly for this job myself.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
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