Fwd: Roto ZIp- Shop tips, glue removal

[gordon stelter]

Other methods I have used to remove old horse glue
are:1) Lay damp felt over it.
2) Slather on a  coat of thick PVC( Aileeen's Tacky
)glue or non-waterproof Titebond. This has enough
moisture in it to soften the old glue underneath, but
is not so wet as to damage the wood. Let sit a few
minutes, then scrape off the whole gloopy mass.
     Peace,
     Thump
 
--- Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote:
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> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 
> From: Erwinspiano@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:16:57 EST
> Subject: Re: Roto ZIp- Shop tips
> To: fbrown3@mindspring.com
> 
>    Hi Fred
>    The desk guides I more less used just the end of
> the tool to persuade the 
> residual glue to let go. Then at the edges The flat
> part is used to clean 
> these up. & oh do be careful. Not much pressure &
> plenty finesse.
>     Accessibility to the notches will vary & not all
> are accessible to the 
> flat part of the blade so again it needs to be held
> more upright & let the end 
> do the work. Also its a dream for cleaning the glue
> off the side walls of the 
> notches. It's still in the stage of acquiring the
> skill for me.
>    Dale
> Hi Dale,
> your adivce is rather timely as I am about to put a
> plate back in an 'M' and 
> will need to replace the desk guide that I took out
> on tear down. How do you 
> get that close to the rim to clean the mortices?
> I am also planning to use the roto zip with a spiral
> blade to float the bass 
> portion of a neww sound board that Terry Farrel has
> done for me.
> Fred Brown RPT
> ATL GA
> 
> 
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> 
> From: Erwinspiano@aol.com
> [mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 10:56 AM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Roto ZIp- Shop tips
> 
> 
>     List
>   I've never found any use for the darned thing till
> today.  I was staring at 
> the rib notches of an S&S B before installing the
> board & thinking I have to 
> clean those a bit more. I dislike this part of belly
> work.  Scraping & 
> steaming etc. I was thinking quick fix.  So I
> whipped out the roto zip with  the 
> spiral blade thingees & router like end & using it
> in a flat configuration was 
> able to clean & rough up the notches a bit in about
> 5 minutes. I just layed the 
> length of the blade in to the notch & & presto
> chango it was done!
>   Also I'm always cleaning the slots of music desk
> guides to fit the new 
> glides after a string /belly job on a Steinway. I
> usually use a thinned out chisel 
> with moderate success & nashing of teeth but this
> little hummer cleaned it up 
> pretty well in short order & was very controllable.
>   ANy others have a use for this tool?
>   Good day
>   Dale
> 
> 
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