Pinblock CA after Dope?

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

I'll have to disagree with Susan here.  I've gone 'lite' on CA on a 
pin-block and after the fourth tuning it needed more.  Problem was it 
wouldn't accept more.

Andrew Anderson

At 12:00 PM 2/5/2006, you wrote:
>At 11:00 AM 2/5/2006 +0000, Don wrote:
>>I find CA works even better on doped blocks. Use lots of CA. If any pins
>>become "frozen" tap them with a tuning pin punch before you shear them off
>>(Don't ask me how I know).
>
>
>Don, here, you've said it yourself! "Use lots of CA" followed by "before you
>shear them off"
>
>DON'T use lots of CA, so that they DON'T become frozen! Use just ENOUGH
>CA so that they aren't loose anymore. Only trial and error can tell you
>how much that is, but I think you'll be surprised at how small an amount
>will give you good results. Unlike doping hammers, for instance, a
>second application of CA works even better than the first, so if you
>find you've used too little (which I've found very seldom happens)
>you can just add a little more at the next visit. If, on the other
>hand, you always "use lots of CA" you'll never be able to find out how
>much is optimum, because you'll always use more CA than optimum, probably
>a LOT more. It also has very nasty fumes in large volume. How much is
>your health worth? Enough to revisit an automatic decision about how
>much CA is "right"? Heck, that's FREE! All it takes is some mental
>flexibility.
>
>sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssnnnnn (sheesh .....)
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