How about the ultra thin, followed by the medium vicosity. John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia On 2011-04-09, at 2:37 PM, Ed Foote wrote: > JD writes: > > >>I have a grand fall of solid walnut veneered on the outside with burl > walnut and on the face with pearwood (polished black). There is an > almost invisible crack running about 10 inches in from the bass end > I'm considering > the possibility of using CA glue. People who have used thin > modellers' CA glue for tightening wrestpins talk of it 'wicking' in, > and I am wondering if it would be suitable for this repair and wick > down deep into the crack, which i would then clamp tight for a day or > two.<< > > > The water thin CA will wick into everything porous, often traveling with the grain, ( I had to use it to repair > a broken tender on a Steinway, and one drop at the bottom ended up traveling half way up the length of the jack). > So, it is possible that you will created a real mess along the seam of the crack. I don't like to use CA for adhesion > on porous wood. It really works great with ebony or rosewood, but pine, not so much. > There is also the strong possibility of having a glue starved joint, which will be very weak. > Is this the sort of thing that might best be left alone? > Regards, > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110409/96a84435/attachment.htm>
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