Dean writes: << My experience parallels Jon's. I always use a spritz of accelerator in a loose wood joint. Otherwise no glue remains in the joint, it all soaks into the wood. >> Greetings, It is my understanding that CA sets up because a weak acid, formed in the glue in the presence of atmospheric water), breaks a chemical bond in the glue, which causes the unstable liquid to instantly solidfy. The accelerator is simply a very weak acid solution. You can usually get the same effect with just a little moisture. (if you ever attempt to blow the last bit of CA out of of the tip, you may find an addition glued to your lip. DAMHIK). If you slightly moisten the hammershank before applying the glue to the joint, you may find that the result will be an extremely fast, solid bond. The same thing happens if you rub chalk on the end of the hammershank. It stops the joint starvation. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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