[pianotech] Vacuum bagging was RE: Fwd: Hybrid pinblocks

[Terry Farrell]

Don't know that I've seen one, but sounds like it might be a good  
thing to try. Thanks.

Terry Farrell

On Feb 21, 2010, at 2:36 PM, Dean May wrote:

> What about using the plastic paint stirrers that are chucked in a  
> drill?
>
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> Great stuff, isn't it? I mix it by hand. I mix it for a pretty good
> while - but you're right, there are those pesky little powder bubbles.
> I usually brush the adhesive onto the wood and I find that they will
> usually come apart and mix with the additional agitation of the brush
> strokes on the wood. And I agree any little bit  that has ever
> remained clearly wasn't a problem. Your machine mixing may well be a
> great idea. It cleans up quite well with water.
>
> Hmmmmm, let's see - at Thanksgiving time I make my one batch of mashed
> potatoes for the year. I hate lumpy mashed potatoes. I don't have a
> good power blender or any sort, so I take a beater (from an old
> kitchen mixer appliance) and chuck it into my half-inch electric hand
> drill. Works great. I'll bet it would work with the Unibond also -
> might want to keep the speed low to avoid frothing it. Beater would
> clean easily I think with water and a little brush. And even if a
> little remained on it, who would care? It would just cure anyway. I
> suppose it would be best to run down to the local supermarket and pick
> up another beater for the mashed potatoes next Thanksgiving though.
>
> I think I might just try that next time. Thanks for the idea!
>
> Isn't this exchange of information on this list great? Here we have a
> person not offering expertise, but asking a question - and it ends up
> answering a question for someone else who didn't even know he had a
> question!
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> On Feb 21, 2010, at 9:19 AM, jimialeggio wrote:
>
>> Terry Farrell wrote:
>>> I also use their Unibond 800 adhesive for laminating (two-part urea
>>> formaldehyde):   <http://www.vacupress.com/products.htm>
>> Terry,
>>
>> I use this for laminating also.  Do you machine stir to get rid of
>> those nasty little recalcitrant un-dissolved crystals?  I have hand
>> stirred  Unibond for years, and just ignored them...got  excellent
>> bonding anyway, though I never used it for decorative veneering. If
>> I could come up with an easy to clean up mixing system, I would
>> machine mix. How do you approach the mix?
>> Jim I
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Ialeggio
>> grandpianosolutions.com
>> 978- 425-9026
>> Shirley, MA
>>
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