Thank you, Terry, very helpful. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Farrell Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:09 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bass Top Bridge 105 resin - quart - I always buy the gallon cans of resin, but I use a fair bit of it. If your needs are less, then buy the smaller can 206 slow hardener 0.44 pint (or if you know you want a faster cure, get the fast hardener - or buy the quart if you buy a gallon of resin) 300-25 mini pump set - These work well, but not when the can is almost empty - I use the pumps, but only as an easy way of moving the product into a mixing cup sitting on a scale - I always weigh the material for my 5:1 ratio - that way you are guaranteed of no goof-ups. #404 High-Density Filler - I use this filler the most - for bonding one thing to another. Their web site has good info on selecting fillers you might want to use for specific situations: http://www.westsystem.com/ss/product-selection-chart Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bass Top Bridge > That is really good to know, about the shelf life of the West System > Epoxy. > I had always been leery of buying it, as I don't use much, and it is > expensive. > That wood restorer that Webb sells, I bought it twice, great stuff, but > both > times it hardened up before I could use it. So all I had was the powder, > with no catalyst. That is what the liquid is, right? > Too bad he didn't sell it separately > Anyway, next time I am in Lee Valley, I will purchase the West System. > Any recommendations on a basic kit to start? > John Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:39 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bass Top Bridge > > > Mike is correct also that the shelf > life is on the order of a zillion years or so. Years back I had a > half-gallon that I used on some boat work I was doing that I know was back > in the late 70s - I still had the can when I moved to Florida 20 years > ago - > and I used the epoxy several years later and it was just fine - that was > at > least 15 to 20 years it sat on the shelf! > > Terry Farrell
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