Epoxy glue in Europe ?

[Bernhard Stopper]

Hello Stephane,
the time for drying was probably too short. Depending on the hardener it
takes at least 2-5 days. If not dried out completely, the epoxy can flow
under stress.

regards,

Bernhard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 4:12 AM
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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