hide glueing ivory

Chris Gregg cgregg@cadvision.com
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:05:29 -0600


Marvin,

	Ivory wafers work very well.  They are available from Schaff and come with
instructions on how they should be used.

Chris Gregg

At 07:44 PM 9/15/99 +0000, you wrote:
>Jon,
>We have had great results with cold hide glue mixed with the titanium
>oxide.  It will not curl the ivory but you do need to leave it clamped
>overnight.
>
>On the hot hide glue you might want to keep the keys clamped overnight
>just to make sure you don't end up with the ivory curling on you.
>
>----Marvin McDonald
>
>Jon Page wrote:
>
>> I'm tacking down the front edges on a keyboard with
>> hot hide glue w/ show-white (titanium oxide).
>>
>> I've had mixed results with CA glue and have not
>> had problems with this method.
>> It's been a while though.
>>
>> What is the minimum clamp time?
>>
>> The first batch has been clamped for 2 hours
>> and they seem set but I don't want the edges to curl up
>> by removing the clamps too soon.
>>
>> A brief peek in the archives did not hold the answer.
>>
>> Thanks,
>
>
>
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