> That's easy. I could do that. > The crack is visible. Thin viscosity CA glue would run right through > the separation. > > Shouldn't I try to move the soundboard back into the rib first? With a > clamp or something? Then apply the CA? > > Tom One of the admittedly few things I was taught that I would still do until something better shows up, is this repair. A soundboard steel slid between the rib and panel acts as a stop for the drill bit to keep it from going into the panel when you drill through the rib adjacent to the crack. Squeeze Titebond into the hole until you see it ooze out between rib and panel. Insert 1.25 sheetrock screw, and drive it into the panel, tightening until glue squeezes out around the rib/panel joint. Mop up squeeze out and walk. I much prefer mechanical fasteners and reestablishing joint alignment and contact with a wood glue to hosing down an area with CA and hoping for the best. Maybe it's just a lingering conviction that it ain't fixed until you've got some on your finger and clamped it together, but that's how I see it. Ron N
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