Hi Is this the place? Leichtung Tool Works Leichtung Workshops Orders: (800) 321-6840 (24 hours) 1108 Glenn Road Casper Wy. 82601 At 04:43 AM 1/3/02 -0500, you wrote: > David et al: > > "" I like West for most applications; but for cracks in bridges >this stuff is gold. > > > Ravenswood, WV > Columbus, OH Chapter > > At 08:02 AM 1/2/02 -0800, you wrote: > Isaac: > > My use is similar to yours. I have used epoxy for securing cracked bridge >caps when recapping was not an option. In this case I have several >hairline cracks that I would like to seep some epoxy into and need a thin >solution. I would prefer not to have to mess with heating up the bridge >cap to thin out a higher viscosity product. I agree with a previous post >that CA glues are not the right stuff in spite of the marketing claims. >They break down over time with exposure to alkaline environments and are >really designed to hold non porous surfaces together with a very very thin >application. Or at least so I am told by my museum conservator glue >authority friend. > > David Love > > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: Isaac OLEG SIMANOT To: >>pianotech@ptg.org Sent: January 01, 2002 11:15 PM Subject: RE: Epoxy >> >> Hello, David. "" . I bought European epoxy you surely will not find >>The consistence is in Brookfield , mine was 600 +-100, with a 50 min pot >>life , takes 5 days to be hard. Different hardeners can be used on mine, >>giving different viscosity. I used it to reinforce an old cap on a >>little grand, was 3 years ago, worked fine. it really dripped in the >>wood. This epoxy is used for marine works (surf, boats) and planes. Ask >>for the specification regarding the shore and the elasticity modulus of >>the product. I may admit I am totally unsure of how it will hold in time. >>My cap was not broken, just the little habitual cracks. I washed the >>excess with acetone and inserted new bridge pins. Did not like the mess >>of washing the cap , but it was not so hard. May be some graphite can be >>added in the top coating, but I doubt it will allow for a really good >>string rendering . I wondered that if string rendering is poor, if that >>does not conduct to bridge roll condition sooner or later ? What do you >>think ? Regards. Isaac OLEG -----Message d'origine----- De : >>owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part de >>David Love Envoyé : mercredi 2 janvier 2002 06:51 À : Pianotech Objet : Epoxy >> >> I keep hearing mention of an epoxy that is the consistency of water. >>Who makes this product and where can I get it. David Love > > > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:drpt@sk.sympatico.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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