> > Would anyone care to offer some advice on plugging capstan holes? ... > > > > Phil Ford >The West System has a filler (410 Microlite Fairing) that can be added >to their resin so that the result is a material that is quite near the >density >of pine. If you experiment a little, you can find a mix that will fill the >hole and leave you with an easy to re-drill chore. Too much and it won't >pour >down to the bottom, too little and the resin plug is harder than the key..... >Regards, > >Ed Foote RPT >I fill the entire hole with epoxy. West system and a generaous amount of >microlite (410). Put it in a glue syringe and fill them up. I insert the >syringe all the way to the bottom and back it out as squeeze to get the >stuff to the bottom of the hole.... When it all >hardens sand smooth with an orbital sander right in the key frame. You can >block the key ends to hold them more steady....The epoxy holds the capstan >just fine and, once hardened, drills and taps without any problems. > >David Love >davidlovepianos@earthlink.net Ed and David, Thanks. The West System with the 410 filler sounds like the ticket. The syringe sounds like a good idea. David, The orbital sander with the keys in the keyframe sounds like a time saver. I worry a little about creating pulley keys. Not an issue? Regards, Phil Ford
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