That sounds suspiciously like the "Moody Drip-u-lator" (patent pending) Did you ever send in your registration? He may have updates in the future... David Ilvedson > Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:23:36 -0600 (CST) > To: pianotech@ptg.org > From: mckonejw@SKYPOINT.COM (John McKone) > Subject: Re: Application of CA glue to pinblock > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org > Piano wire also works well in this way. Just use a snippet of a gauge > slightly smaller than the bottle opening. It will stay put in the bottle > and is fairly controllable. > > WARNING: practice first - if the hole is to big for the string you'll have > a big mess. Don't ask me how I know! > > John Mckone > > >Dear Bill, > > > >In addition to the good advice from Newton Hunt (about the long thin > >plastic tubing to put inside the CA glue bottle) and Doug Richards (about > >the extended length tip), I would add the following. > > > >Once, in a pinch, I used a toothpick to direct the CA glue to where it > >needed to go. I took the toothpick and held it at an angle with the end of > >the toothpick touching the tuning pin right above the hole in the plate. I > >touched the tip of the CA glue bottle spout to the toothpick, and let the > >CA glue drip down the length of the toothpick. > > > >Once upon a time I remember seeing an old lamp (probably from the 60's or > >70's) which had a bunch of nylon fishing line all along the outside rim of > >the lamp. Drops of oil would drip down the nylon line, just marching along > >in order. The principle is the same for letting the CA glue drip down the > >toothpick to where you want it to go. > > > >Just be careful not to squeeze the bottle too hard! > > > >David Vanderhoofven > > > > > >>Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 03:26:40 EST > >>From: BSimon1234@AOL.COM > >>Subject: Application of CA glue to pinblock. > >> > >>I have a question about how to apply CA glue to pinblocks. > >> > >>On the block I did in a grand, I had a heck of a time keeping drops from > >>spilling onto the face of the plate. I was using a triangular squeeze bottle > >>of CA, with a longish thin tip, but the stuff ran out like acetone (very low > >>viscosity) when tilted and was making a mess. It was too uncontrolled. The > >>stuff went off so fast that I didn't think a regular syringe would work. When > >>I tried one the plunger would glue shut. > >> > >>If anyone has found a way that works real well, and is easily controlled, I > >>would appreciate knowing what it is. > >> > >> > >>Bill Simon > >>Phoenix > > John McKone, RPT > St. louis Park, Minnesota > mckonejw@skypoint.com > > > > > > > David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA ilvey@jps.net
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