This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Joe, we just went through this a day or two ago. Use car wax or any number of other release agents to epoxy does not = stick to plate.=20 I use West System epoxy and #404 High Density Filler (peanut butter = consistency). This is their highest strength filler. If you don't goober = too much on, you won't need to sand it, so using it is hassle-free. Only = used enough to fill any gaps. If you don't goober too much on, it won't = spread under the plate web.=20 I highly recommend using the West System Two-Step Bonding Method to = ensure the epoxy never comes loose. 100% success rate. The plate should be set in it's final resting position when the epoxy is = curing - screwed to the pinblock and bolted to the rim - shouldn't need = clamps, but it is also fine to use clamps to apply some pressure on the = flange toward the pinblock. Also, check the archives - no doubt there is tons there also. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 While I've never been a proponent of using fiberglass resin or epoxy = to mate a pinblock to the plate flange I'm wondering, if because of the exigencies of circumstances I had to go this route, what are you all using...material wise, to do this? Brand names, success rate, = viscosity, etc. And why not? (inquisitive minds would like to know.<G>) Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f7/9b/13/09/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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