Al Jeschke wrote: > > robert sadowski wrote: > > > > Dear List, > > What type of glue is best for installing pinblock plugs? > > > > Thanks, > > Bob Sadowski > > Erie, PA. > ============================== > > Preferably a gap filling glue, such as CA or epoxy. When installing > pinblock plugs some years ago I installed one with a good carpenters > glue, which to my dismay wanted to stick and was difficult to get to > the bottom of the hole. Besides, air lock with carpenters glue was > also a problem to the close fitting plug to hole. All the other plugs > were easily installed with epoxy. After the tuning pins were in > place, the pin in the plug glued with carpenters glue felt slightly > spongy, whereas the epoxy glued ones were as solid as regular > pinblock. > > Al Jeschke > Calgary, AB Don't forget to saw a slot in the plug, so you don't get an air lock. I used a good quality carpenter's yellow glue, and had no trouble, on an older Bechstein with a split pinblock. There was just a section of about eight pins, and it enabled the unit to be functional for a few more years. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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