making key bushing cauls

[Joe And Penny Goss]

On top of the button. not bushing
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: making key bushing cauls


> Hi Ron,
> Its rather slow but I use a kitchen knife blade ground down to just narrow
> of the width of the button hole. The reason for the knife is that the glue
> does not set up as quickly esp in 40 degree weather like now in Idaho. The
> glue is placed on the wood, not the felt like others do. So there usually
is
> no cross contamination of glue on the working side of the felt. There
> sometimes is dripping glue that gets on the top of the bushing and must be
> wiped off before putting the felt in place. I do not use a knife or other
> blade to cut the cloth but trim withmy flush cutters that are also used
for
> cutting centerpins.
> One side is done at a time so that the glue is set prior to the second
> round.
> There is little or no waste of felt.
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr@srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: making key bushing cauls
>
>
> >
> > >With the other side of the hole.
> > >Joe Goss RPT
> >
> >
> > Do you just guess long on the second pass then? Also, how do you apply
> > glue, and gage the amount? I've wondered how this works with hot hide
> glue.
> >
> > Ron N
> >
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