Plate to pin contact, (was marking)

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:23:32 -0400


I've used West System Epoxy for plugging a few blocks. Works great. But
gotta remember to cut the plugs/hole so that the plug does not fit tightly
in the hole.

Terry Farrell

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> Inre pinblocks, I wrote:
> (I plugged it with 3/8" Falconwood plugs and redrilled. A
>
> > repair that lasted 20 years.)
>
> Barbara asks:
> <<  I might even be able to do this one.  What glue did you choose for the
>
> plugs? >>
>
> At the time, I used Resourcinol,  but to tell the truth, I think Titebond
> would have held the  plugs in just as well.  If I was doing a fair number
of
> them, I would probably use the West System Resin, as it is about as strong
a glue
> as I know of.  Bolduc glue also seems to have been successfully used for a
> number of high strength applications.
>
> Ed Foote RPT
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
>
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