<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 1/7/01 1:29:28 AM Central Standard Time, <BR>Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no (Richard Brekne) writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">What is your prefered method of temp fixing loose capstans on a
<BR>quality instrument that you know for certain you are going to fix
<BR>up nicely in a few months ??</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>Why do *I* have to be the one to suggest the obvious trick, the one you would <BR>use in an emergency but also which will cause no future problem? Water thin <BR>CA glue. A few drops applied to the base of each capstan. When there is a <BR>void, it will soak right in. If there is no void or it has filled, the glue <BR>will pool around the base of the capstan screw.
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<BR>This is to be done carefully and in a very conservative manner. The action <BR>must be clean and this trick is meant to solve the unusual problem of loose <BR>capstans only. After the CA glue application has cured, the screw will <BR>initially be stuck but once the bond is broken, the kind of drag and <BR>resistance needed for tuning pins treated the same way will be evident in the <BR>capstan screw. Repeated applications are also possible.
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<BR>If the CA glue is applied sparingly, it will not in any way interfere with <BR>future work to restore the capstan screw holes to like new condition.
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<BR>Bill Bremmer RPT
<BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT></HTML>