Pinblock Plugs

[jolly roger]

Hi Richard,
               Since I use epoxy, I will go with a just fit, <GRIN>
Roger


At 09:45 AM 3/14/01 +0100, you wrote:
>
>
>Farrell 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.
>>
>
>So... tell me... did the plug hold ?... did it stand up to pressure the
pin puts
>on it when the string is up to tension ?
>I havent tried plugging much yet so  I have little experience with the
>proceedure... I have read that there is some concern over the plug eventually
>turning in the hole. Always seemed to me on the surface of it, that
overlapping
>plugs would counter that problem well enough.
>
>We got any concensious about what works better here... tight fit, loose
fit.. or
>riveled fit ?
>
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>> Piano Tuning & Service
>> Tampa, Florida
>> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>>
>> ---
>
>Richard Brekne
>RPT, N.P.T.F.
>Bergen, Norway
>mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
>