Pinblock plugging, was something else

[Farrell]

"Don't drive epoxy and plugs into a delaminated block and expect it..........."

My recommendation is to not "drive" plugs into a pinblock when epoxy is being used. Epoxy needs at least a small gap to form a good bond. If it is squeezed out with a tight fit, like in a good Titebond glue joint, it will not make for a good bond. The hole should be large enough so that you can easily push the plug into the epoxy-filled hole.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: Pinblock plugging, was something else


> Sounds good to me, Jon.
> I was just going by the initial question, which was, how do I plug a
> block.
> Regards,
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia.
> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@attbi.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 8:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Pinblock plugging, was something else
> 
> 
> | At 08:32 PM 9/13/2002 -0300, you wrote:
> | >Hi Jon,
> | >I had mentioned, that the plugs were put in with epoxy. This should
> | >have gone into any separated laminations and stabilized them.
> | >Having said that, it naturally depends on the amount of separation.
> I
> | >was assuming none, or very little. I guess that determination, will
> | >have to be made, after removal of the loose pins.
> | >Regards,
> | >John M. Ross
> | >Windsor, Nova Scotia.
> |
> | The pin holes should be first swabbed or filled with epoxy and the
> block
> | clamped together. Then drill for the plugs.
> | Don't drive epoxy and plugs into a delaminated block and expect it
> to have
> | any longevity.
> | Regards,
> |
> | Jon Page,   piano technician
> | Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
> | mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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