CA delivery apparatus

[John Ross]

At the hobby store, where I purchase my C/A glue, the have extensions, 
that fit over the end.
They have an extremely small opening in the end, and work well.
Previous to that, I had used a hypodermic, with a small tip.
Would Newton's dripolator idea work?
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Page" <jonpage at comcast.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:04 AM
Subject: CA delivery apparatus


> I've been mulling over means to apply CA to bridge pins
> and not risk flooding an area.
>
> The elongated tip on the bottle doesn't offer enough control.
>
> Once I tried a hypodermic needle and the plunger kept getting
> hung up (glued to the sides). If one were to lube the ways
> would the glue dissolve it anyway placing the lube in suspension?
> Does the plunger offer fine enough control? Is there an appliance
> with a screw drive whereby the plunger would be activated by
> finely controlled pressure?
>
> Another device might be a drafting pen (old fashioned variety).
> This might be the item because it can't dump excess by mistake.
> I hate it when that happens.
>
> An artist's fluid-writing pen might clog too easily. However there
> might be an application for a Speedball tip. (I've done calligraphy
> in the distant past, which comes in handy when lettering plates -
> fluid-writing pen and waterbased acrylic medium).
>
> An artist's brush will solidify and have too much area for pin-point
> application. I've used this before and was not satisfied.
> Two or three fine wires bundled together might work,
> sort of like a mini-pen/steel brush.
>
> Maybe the Moody Drip-o-lator?  (check the archive, it's in there)
>
> Any sure-fire delivery system out there?  Brainstorming welcome.
>
> I'll be suppressing the false beats on a treble bridge tomorrow.
> So far I'm leaning towards the drafting pen but will also experiment
> with a greased-up hypo.  An old-style drafting pen might be easier
> cleaning than a Speedball tip.
> -- 
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Page
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