<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>The usual approach is-</DIV> <DIV>1) Scuff the hole lightly with a twist of coarse sandpaper</DIV> <DIV>2) Mix the rebuilder and swab it into the hole by coating a hammer shank tip with rebuilder and twirling it in the hole. You don't need to fill the hole.</DIV> <DIV>3) Let it harden</DIV> <DIV>4) Drill out with about a .28" bit for a #4 pin or .25" for a #2 pin</DIV> <DIV>5) Drive the pin (I find driving gives a tighter result that turning)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ruth Philips may have some correctons to this.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ed Sutton<BR><BR><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Clark Sprague <CSPRAGUE4@WOH.RR.COM><BR>Sent: Jul 19, 2006 10:06 PM <BR>To: Pianotech List <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Subject: Re: Pinblock Repair <BR><BR><ZZZHTML><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name="GENERATOR"> <STYLE></STYLE> </ZZZHEAD><ZZZBODY bgColor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, Terry, and Will.  I tried it today, and I wasn't satisfied with the results.  I tried to mix it runny, put some in the hole, put in the pin, let dry.  I must have not let it dry enough, because the stuff sticks to the pin, and when you screw it out, some of the stuff comes out with the pin.  I guess the way to do it, would be to fill the hole, let it dry, and re-drill?  I was hoping to avoid that, but hey, if it works????</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clark A. Sprague <BR></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:16 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pinblock Repair</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've used it in the past for an entire pinblock. I had very inconsistent results. It may however be an easy quick satisfactory fix for two pins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>