<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wim. I am supprised from what you say = you are doing, that you can get the key off the pin, yet alone that the bushing = ( sometimes ) sticks to the bottom of the key.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try using less glue and swabbing a tad = in the hole and let the glue ( I use tight bond ) cure a little and add more leaving = a hole each time. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Only place the key on the balance rail = when the hole is slightly smaller than what you are going for: and let cure for = only a few minutes and move the key so that it does not become glued to the pin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=wimblees@aol.com = href="mailto:wimblees@aol.com">wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 27, 2005 = 10:33 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] glue = sizing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana'"> <DIV> <DIV>Ok, you guys, help me out here. I should probably know this, = but I'm having trouble glue sizing my balance rail holes. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I put the glue in the hole, wipe off any excess, and then = put the key back on the balance rail. I wipe off the glue comes out the top. After the glue dries, there are three problems. 1. the = balance rail punching is sometimes glued to the bottom of the key. That's an easy = fix. 2. The glue at the top of the pin dries to the bushing. When I remove the = key, sometimes the bushing come off and I have to rebush. 3. I have to = clean the glue off the balance rail. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What am I doing wrong?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>