CA glue applicator

[Joseph Alkana]

I just tried some odorless CA on a Daewoo grand with 50% loose pins. I'll 
return on Wednesday next to check the torque at that time. I did a quick 
tuning after 3 hours and found a few pins that were still questionable, but 
holding. My original purpose for using the odorless type CA for this 
particular job was to try and eliminate fumes in a hospital setting. That 
part of the job was successful. At least they didn't throw me out or have to 
bring in the fire department to ventilate the place!

By the way, I used thin odorless CA which is not quite as thin as the water 
thin, but seemed to be wicking just fine. Maybe the worry about fumes is 
over???
Joseph Alkana RPT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hechler Family" <dahechler at charter.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: CA glue applicator


> Jon, et al,
>
> About two weeks ago, I needed to buy some more CA glue -and-, at least
> at my local hobby store, they have come out with _odor-less_ CA glue.
>
> Duaine
>
> Jon Page wrote:
>> >Another thing I have found that works very well is a desk top fan
>> placed on
>> >the pins about a foot to my left side to blow the fumes away.
>>
>> I needed to treat the entire pin block of an old beater last week and had
>> an idea for fume exhaust.  I plugged my sander vac hose onto the hose
>> of my mini-vac. I placed the mini-vac on the porch and held the open end
>> near the work. Not a fume to be had, not a tear-in-the-eye, not a mention
>> from the customer about odor.  I think it worked.
>>
>> I went back later in the day and removed the piano from the tilter.
>> I'll go back soon to rough it into at its present tension.
>>
>> This guy pulled this piano out of a bombed out building in Germany
>> during WW II.  20 years ago I couldn't do anything short of a new block.
>> No budget to rebuild but still keeping the memories alive.
>>
>> Better Living Through Chemistry.
>> -- 
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jon Page
>
> -- 
> Duaine Hechler
> Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ
> Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
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>
>