[CAUT] gorilla glue

[Jim Busby]

Otto,

I've gotten really good with my shank splicing! You know, the jig that
helps you cut at a diagonal and end with a perfect splice, held by the
right sized straw (temp). THAT might be where the Gorilla glue would be
good. Thanks for the tip of the shears. It works swell.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Otto Keyes
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 8:25 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] gorilla glue

If the shanks split, they're toast, but with the right kind of shears
you can often split the hammer on either side of the shank & nibble
around the circumference.  Never really tried it with gorilla glue, but
worked for really stubborn other stuff.  Sometimes an initial crunch
fore & aft will loosen the end grain of the hammer moulding a bit to
minimize the tendencey to split the shank.

Otto

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2006 1:07 pm
Subject: Re: [CAUT] gorilla glue
To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>

> Thanks Otto,
> 
> I think I know the kind of shears. I'll try it. 
> 
> Jim Busby
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
> Otto Keyes
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 12:55 PM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] gorilla glue
> 
> Jim,
> 
> Try a pair of hand pruning shears, the kind with a straight blade &
> anvil.  You want the type with the striaght blade (sharpened evenly on
> both sides) so it cuts in the direction you want it to.  The anvil on
> the other side will keep thing more or less square.  I use the 
> shears to
> do some of the clean-up on the sides of the shanks as well.  It will
> take a bit of work, but even the most stubborn will come off pretty
> well.  
> 
> Otto
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: A440A at aol.com
> Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2006 11:26 am
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] gorilla glue
> To: caut at ptg.org
> 
> > 
> > << All the talk of glue brings me to this problem/question. 
> Someone 
> > usedgorilla glue to hang some hammers that I want to remove and I 
> > can't find
> > ANYTHING that will work. I know I could simply buy new shanks and
> > flanges, but does anyone know of anything that's works on this 
> > stuff?? >>
> > 
> > No, but if you take a pair of wire cutters and split the tails, 
> > most hammers 
> > will come off fairly easily. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ed Foote RPT 
> > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
> > 
> > 
> 
>