Don't know that I've seen one, but sounds like it might be a good thing to try. Thanks. Terry Farrell On Feb 21, 2010, at 2:36 PM, Dean May wrote: > What about using the plastic paint stirrers that are chucked in a > drill? > > Dean > > Dean W May (812) 235-5272 > > PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] > On Behalf > Of Terry Farrell > Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 1:53 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Vacuum bagging was RE: Fwd: Hybrid pinblocks > > Great stuff, isn't it? I mix it by hand. I mix it for a pretty good > while - but you're right, there are those pesky little powder bubbles. > I usually brush the adhesive onto the wood and I find that they will > usually come apart and mix with the additional agitation of the brush > strokes on the wood. And I agree any little bit that has ever > remained clearly wasn't a problem. Your machine mixing may well be a > great idea. It cleans up quite well with water. > > Hmmmmm, let's see - at Thanksgiving time I make my one batch of mashed > potatoes for the year. I hate lumpy mashed potatoes. I don't have a > good power blender or any sort, so I take a beater (from an old > kitchen mixer appliance) and chuck it into my half-inch electric hand > drill. Works great. I'll bet it would work with the Unibond also - > might want to keep the speed low to avoid frothing it. Beater would > clean easily I think with water and a little brush. And even if a > little remained on it, who would care? It would just cure anyway. I > suppose it would be best to run down to the local supermarket and pick > up another beater for the mashed potatoes next Thanksgiving though. > > I think I might just try that next time. Thanks for the idea! > > Isn't this exchange of information on this list great? Here we have a > person not offering expertise, but asking a question - and it ends up > answering a question for someone else who didn't even know he had a > question! > > Terry Farrell > > On Feb 21, 2010, at 9:19 AM, jimialeggio wrote: > >> Terry Farrell wrote: >>> I also use their Unibond 800 adhesive for laminating (two-part urea >>> formaldehyde): <http://www.vacupress.com/products.htm> >> Terry, >> >> I use this for laminating also. Do you machine stir to get rid of >> those nasty little recalcitrant un-dissolved crystals? I have hand >> stirred Unibond for years, and just ignored them...got excellent >> bonding anyway, though I never used it for decorative veneering. If >> I could come up with an easy to clean up mixing system, I would >> machine mix. How do you approach the mix? >> Jim I >> >> -- >> Jim Ialeggio >> grandpianosolutions.com >> 978- 425-9026 >> Shirley, MA >> >
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