Glassing pinblocks

gordon stelter lclgcnp@yahoo.com
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 03:47:44 -0700 (PDT)


Bores holes in your liver. Probably brain, too.
     Thump

--- Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net> wrote:
> David,
>          What is there about epoxy and it's
> thickening agents that has you 
> limiting your exposure to them?
> 
> Greg
> 
> At 04:59 PM 6/29/2004, you wrote:
> >I prefer to limit my exposure to epoxy and it's
> thickening agents and I'd
> >like to find something with a variable cure rate
> that can be controlled by
> >the amount of catalyst.  Epoxy is sensitive to
> proportions, resins are not,
> >they simply cure more slowly if less is added. 
> Actually the stuff Jon Page
> >uses (Marine Tex) is a resin, not an epoxy as I
> mentioned earlier, and
> >would be fine except I would like something not
> quite so thick.  I prefer
> >not to have to squeeze out the excess with a lot of
> clamp pressure.  I have
> >used it before and it works well, though, I may
> just go back to it.
> >Something with slightly less viscosity that is a
> similar product would be
> >better for me.
> >
> >David Love
> >davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Phillip Ford <fordpiano@earthlink.net>
> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Date: 6/29/2004 8:49:21 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Glassing pinblocks
> > >
> > > >I'd like to find a polyester resin substitute
> for the epoxy compound
> >that I
> > > >usually use for glassing pinblocks.  Any
> favorites, or comments about
> > > >different materials for such a purpose?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >David Love
> > >
> > > Would you give a little more detail about what
> it is that you don't like
> > > about the epoxy and why you think polyester
> would be better?
> > >
> > > Phil Ford
> > >
> > >
> > >
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