Why can't you get a good supply of needles? I just go to may drugstore, and they say, what size, and how many. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: <ed440 at mindspring.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 9:28 PM Subject: Re: CA delivery apparatus > Jon- > > I just snapped a thin hypodermic needle onto the tip of a 1 ounce > bottle of thin CA. > > I was able to get fairly small drops, one at a time without the > dribble that happens with the thin nylon tip extenders. The drops > were small enough to do a discrete tuning pin job as you described. > > To clean it, I filled the syringe body with acetone and squirted it > through. If I had a good supply of needles, I would just toss it > after use. > > Ed Sutton > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net> >>Sent: Mar 19, 2006 7:04 AM >>To: pianotech at ptg.org >>Subject: CA delivery apparatus >> >>I've been mulling over means to apply CA to bridge pins >>and not risk flooding an area. >> >>The elongated tip on the bottle doesn't offer enough control. >> >>Once I tried a hypodermic needle and the plunger kept getting >>hung up (glued to the sides). If one were to lube the ways >>would the glue dissolve it anyway placing the lube in suspension? >>Does the plunger offer fine enough control? Is there an appliance >>with a screw drive whereby the plunger would be activated by >>finely controlled pressure? >> >>Another device might be a drafting pen (old fashioned variety). >>This might be the item because it can't dump excess by mistake. >>I hate it when that happens. >> >>An artist's fluid-writing pen might clog too easily. However there >>might be an application for a Speedball tip. (I've done calligraphy >>in the distant past, which comes in handy when lettering plates - >>fluid-writing pen and waterbased acrylic medium). >> >>An artist's brush will solidify and have too much area for pin-point >>application. I've used this before and was not satisfied. >>Two or three fine wires bundled together might work, >>sort of like a mini-pen/steel brush. >> >>Maybe the Moody Drip-o-lator? (check the archive, it's in there) >> >>Any sure-fire delivery system out there? Brainstorming welcome. >> >>I'll be suppressing the false beats on a treble bridge tomorrow. >>So far I'm leaning towards the drafting pen but will also experiment >>with a greased-up hypo. An old-style drafting pen might be easier >>cleaning than a Speedball tip. >>-- >> >>Regards, >> >>Jon Page >>_______________________________________________ >>Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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