[pianotech] New style of epoxy - was first pinblock

[Dale Erwin]

Thanks Joe
  All good to know.


Dale Erwin R.P.T.
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From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 10:53 am
Subject: [pianotech] New style of epoxy - was first pinblock


Dale said: 
"Of course, but epoxy generally comes in a runny concoction. We mix ours to
make it thick like peanut butter.
Was wondering if John had something I wasn't aware of."

Dale,
I don't know about Jon, but I've been using a fairly new epoxy from West
System. It's called Six10, "thickened epoxy". It comes in a tube to be used
in a caulking gun! If you're going to use the whole tube, (which is really
only about 1/2 full to start with), you can use the automatic mixing nozzle
and draw a "bead" on whatever you've goopiing up.<G> When I'm just doing a
small job, I don't use the nozzle and just come straight out of the tube
onto a hunk of cardboard, etc. for hand mixing. This stuff comes pretty
close to the stuff I can no longer get, that was a marine trauma repair
stuff that would have little/no sag. btw, the color is adequate to use as a
shim bonder in s.b. shimming as well. Almost invisible.<G> It's a bit
expensive, but the ease of use and consistency offsets that in my book.
Best,
Joe
Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain of the Tool Police
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http://gpianoworks.com/


 
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