Pinblock Plugs

[Jon Page]

At 08:22 PM 03/13/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>When I have plugged and used epoxy, I used the West System with a fairly
>thick mixture of their #??? high-strength adhesive filler. I made the holes
>bigger than the plugs so that there was a gap between plug and block
>material. I probably drilled a 9/16" hole for a 1/2" plug. I did that
>because I was concerned about keeping glue on all areas of the plug. I
>feared areas of no glue if I went for a tight fit with some other kind of
>glue/adhesive. Maybe its not realistic concern. But hey, for me, it was.
>
>Terry Farrell

Drill a hole 1/16" larger???  That is not a 'fit'. A sixty-fourth over 
would be sufficient.
Actually, the wobble created in a 1/2" bit might be enough to over-size the 
hole.

Myself, I drill a 1/2" hole for a 1/2" pin block plug.  However I 
drill   -1/64"  for
key stick plugs.

Regards,
Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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