I did use CA glue once and I broke the capstan off trying to turn it. Fortunately I only did it to one. Rob Edwardsen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net> To: <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 10:49 AM Subject: Re: loose capstans > > I'd probably try thinned Titebond > > If these are iron or plated iron the Titbond will stick to the threads > and not the wood. They may end up looser again soon and then you have a > real mess to clean up. > > There was a thread on this topic two or three months ago and I think the > consensus was that tuning pin tightener did work well enough. > > CA will also work but you will need to move the capstans a couple of > times to make sure the CA does not stick too well to the metal and more > on the wood. > > Newton >
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