Epoxy glue in Europe ?

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Good grief I am sure glad the spelling police are asleep tonight.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: Epoxy glue in Europe ?


> Hi Stephane,
> On a two week trip to Japan this summer I tried my best to find CA glur we
> use here in the states. All efforts to different shops resulted in
negative
> results. Even  took an empty bottle and my daughter in law to translate
for
> me.
> It may be that in Japan the glue is banned due to its chemical properties
> and toxic aroma. And I have an idea that there may be other things that we
> or you use that are not available to you or us as the case might be.
> We have also found that hand tool models can be readily available in one
> contry and not in another and finding the manufacture is difficult and
does
> not always result in finding the correct tool even if you do.
> Ah such is life <(O((
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr@srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 8:12 PM
> Subject: Epoxy glue in Europe ?
>
>
> > Hello all.
> >
> > After reading posts about happy use of epoxy glue to repair loose bridge
> > pins, I have tried this on a piano which had quite large cracks (2 mm)
at
> > the pin holes on the bass bridge (the pins were vertical).
> >
> > It was a disaster.
> >
> > I mixed the two components, heated the pins, let the glue go down into
the
> > crack, let rest for a whole day, then put the string back in place, and
> was
> > happy for about 6 hours, after what, unhappy to see that the pins were
> back
> > again in their vertical position.
> > Makes me think we don't talk about the same epoxy glue.
> > I used Araldite 2013 (medium fast hardening gap filling for wood and
> metal),
> > as West System epoxy is hard to find here.
> > Any idea about what went wrong ?
> > Any clue about a product easy to find on the old continent ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Stéphane Collin.
> >
> >
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