[pianotech] Fitting pinblock with epoxy

[erwinspiano at aol.com]

Hey Big Al
? I use a Teflon spray or some of the Mclube products as a safety factor. After the thickened epoxy goes on the block we drape saran wrap over the epoxy & then fit the block in place. Clamp & screw?We started doing it this way to isolate the epoxy from the plate. The mold release for us is just for where the epoxy might escape. Before we began using a plastic wrap shield we had too many occasions where even using just the mold release resulted in having to tap the block more vigorously than I liked to get it free from the plate.?
? Mix the 440 filler?in the epoxy till it looks &spreads like peanut butter.
? Capische??
?Dale


-----Original Message-----
From: Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 4:14 am
Subject: [pianotech] Fitting pinblock with epoxy



Terry, Ron, David, Dale, or anyone else who has done this.

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I have just finished fitting a pinblock and I'm 95% +. I would like to try using epoxy for the final perfect fit. What should I use as a release agent on the plate?

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Thanks,

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Al

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