Artist Bench Repairs

[Paul McCloud]

Hi, Terry:
    Thanks  for the info and repair.  It's always great to find a new way to repair the unrepairable.  I love that LakeOne wood restorer.  Very versatile stuff.  Alternative could be thickened epoxy.
    Paul McCloud
    San Diego


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Terence Miller 
To: pianotech list
Sent: 05/22/2007 7:19:02 AM 
Subject: Artist Bench Repairs


Dear List:

Tuning an older Hamilton at a school last week, I almost fell off the bench. At first I thought it was my girth, but no, 5 of the 6 screws holding the mechanism to the bench were missing.   The teacher said "Wow" and also mentionned that she couldn't adjust the seat. I took it home. 

Now, this is the inexpensive version of a true artist bench. The height didn't adjust because the adjustment rods fell out of their tracks when the suppport angle/flanges splayed, and they splayed when the screws departed, and the screws departed because they pulled out of the 1" thick cardboard/oatmealboard they were supposed to be attached to.  Little tiny 1/2" screws. No way I could just put them back. Nothing but air were they were to go.

At first I thought toggle bolts would do the trick....but the bench has storage, so whatever I came up with, I couldn't go through the oatmealboard into the storage area.

So

I cleaned up the holes...drilled down about 3/4" with a 3/4" forstner bit.  Firmed up the cavity by dousing the area with CA glue, and filled the hardened cavity with LakeOne wood restorer.....firms up nice and quick. Next morning I straightened out the lift assembly and placed the whole thing on the lid. Drilled pilot holes for new screws. I put strips of that thick double-sided foam tape on the flange....if the screws fall out again maybe the seat will stay on with the tape...and screwed the thing together. Lift mechanism works...as well as it ever did.

It's been ok for a week, I saw it last night.


Terry Miller



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