The darn plastic elbows

[DICK BEATON]

Dear Chicken...Warren
You are unnecessarily concerned about fumes.  You don't need to get the
iron that hot.  I've done a lot of these and my lungs are just fine and I'm
80 years old and still cooking along  just fine.
Dick RPT

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> From: Warren Fisher <fish@communique.net>
> To: pianotech@byu.edu
> Subject: Re: The darn plastic elbows
> Date: Sunday, March 02, 1997 5:02 PM
>
> DICK BEATON wrote:
> >
> > Here is how to do it the easy way....Just get a small soldering
iron...20
> > watt or so with a small tip....Just stick it in and heat the plastic as
you
> > pull on the elbow.  When the plastic melts it will come right out in
your
> > hand...a few seconds each.
> > Dick RPT
> >
>
> Dick,
> I have a serious reservation about heating that old plastic with a
> soldering iron.  Some plastics give off toxic fumes if they are burned.
> I would take some samples to a labratory and have them checked.  The EPA
> might be a good place to start.  Lung or liver problems might be the
> least of your problems!  You might get a lawsuit from a customer!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> "Chicken" Warren :-}}
>
>
>
> --
> Warren D. Fisher
> fish@communique.net
> Registered Piano Technician
> Piano Technicians Guild
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