Oops, sorry Annie. I sent my sheer strength comment before I had read yours! Needless to say, I agree with you! Welcome to the list. Hope to hear from you again. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Annie Grieshop" <grieshop@n-connect.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 4:22 PM Subject: RE: CA glue > CA has little sheer strength -- that's a given -- which is why the clock > fell off the wall and the handle came off the cup. Where you smacking folks > with the ruler? <g> > > Another adhesives question: what would the most likely adhesive have been > on 1948 ivorine keytops (and, of course, what's the appropriate solvent)? > > Thanks! > > Annie > in Iowa, new to the list > > > I used a bottle of CA on several projects several years ago. A plastic > > clock on the wall, a wooden ruler, a pencil holder cup, etc. > > About a year > > ago, the clock fell off the wall. A week later, the handle came > > off the cup, > > and about two or three weeks after that, the ruler broke. > > I don't think CA is all that long term, but what I have seen in > > blocks is > > great. I also think that the increased torque in a pinblock comes from > > increasing the surface area between the pin and the wood more > > than "swelling" > > the wood. > > Regards, > > Ed Foote > > >
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