Thin Epoxy fir pinblock? Neat idea!

[gordon stelter]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. A non-brittle, penetrating epoxy might
be just the thing for a block!  And quite strong
enough for the glue-up, too... really grip the
pins...a little flexible when drilling, making the
holes more "forgiving"? This is very
interesting.Hmmmm.
I encourage you to try it, Terry, but just use the
penetrating stuff for the whole operation. Once it
dried it would resist adhesion by the other kind,
anyway.
     Thump
Wear mask and work in ventilated artea, though,
please.

--- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> They have results of a test they did on balsa wood
> comparing the penetration of a variety of epoxies.
> Most soaked in one to three inches. Their thin stuff
> soaked in 20 inches. Don't know that it would soak
> into 20 inches of maple.
> 
> http://www.rotdoctor.com/test/test.html
> 
> Part of the thing would be to apply the thin to the
> laminations to harden them, and then epoxy the
> laminations together with thicker epoxy.
> 
> Whatever. I gotta go to bed. 
> 
> Terry Farrell
>   
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Trout" <brian_trout@hotmail.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 10:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Thin Epoxy
> 
> 
> > Hi Terry,
> > 
> > If it's really that thin, who says you can't drill
> and notch before you 
> > apply the sealer??  Just a thought.
> > 
> > Brian T.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> > >Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > >Subject: Thin Epoxy
> > >Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 22:54:39 -0500
> > >
> > >I ran across this site and thought of Del and Ron
> N. and Ron O. They are 
> > >out by Del. The topic of low viscosity epoxies
> has come up on the list 
> > >often.
> > >
> > >   http://www.rotdoctor.com/products/product.html
> > >
> > >A couple very interesting products:
> > >
> > >-    CPEST (Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer)
> > >-    Tropical Hardwood Epoxy AdhesiveT
> > >
> > >The sealer is said to be of diesel fuel viscosity
> and penetrates into wood 
> > >way more than other epoxies (laminating bridge
> caps - your soundboard 
> > >coating thing). They also claim that WestSystem
> is petroleum based and 
> > >cures brittle (I certainly agree that it is
> brittle).They say their epoxy 
> > >is wood based and cures flexible. I'm not sure
> exactly how that might 
> > >benefit/effect our work on pianos, but there it
> is (in a bridge cap, I 
> > >don't see where it would make much difference -
> brittle or flexible). The 
> > >penetrating sealer really gets my interest. Hmmm.
> Maybe we can laminate a 
> > >thin strip of Kevlar into those bridge caps and
> use this penetrating sealer 
> > >for the ultimate bridge cap - 'course it might be
> a bit of work to get a 
> > >pin in it and to notch it.
> > >
> > >Terry Farrell
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