On 9/9/2012 10:23 AM, Tom Driscoll wrote: > List, > I have a regulation job where the key bushings have been replaced in > good order but the balance holes are inconsistently sloppy loose. > An archive search revealed several glue sizing suggestions( including > one from me) . > I'm gonna try Ron N's suggestion of using Elmer's glue all mixed with > water. > My method was to use liquid hyde glue thinned with hot water but the > thread suggested that Elmer's would be quieter. That's my experience. > So my questions---- It was suggested that swabbing the hole with alc . > would break surface tension and help the introduction of the glue to the > pores. > Necessary ? Not in my experience. >And does it help to have the glue-water mix hot ? Don't know. It never would have occurred to me. > I have to be careful of course to not contaminate the key bushings as > I'm on a limited budget here and need to focus my time on the other aspects > of the job . > I'm waiting for noon on this lovely Sunday for my hardware store to > open as Elmers has not passed through the shop door in quite some time. > Advice appreciated . Get the smallest bottle. I seem to use Elmers once every two expiration dates... Oh, and not a lot of water. You do want some solids there. Ron N
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