<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Wood epoxy? What's that? If it is epoxy, you DON'T need to clamp it firmly to get a good bond - and if it is not epoxy, then what is it?<div><br></div><div>Terry Farrell</div><div><br><div><div>On Jun 19, 2012, at 7:16 PM, Larry Fisher RPT wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div>It looks like a nice clean break Paul and so my tendency on these is to
glue them back together with wood epoxy. I prefer to glue them off the
piano because I can clamp them better and control the process
better. You could clean the threads inside the hole using the
threaded stud or a thread of equal pitch and such prior to the glue
hardening. Wipe off the stud with paint thinner/mineral spirits or acetone
(or some other kind of inedible carcinogen) and reinsert until the hole is clean
enough to reuse. OR wipe some oil on the stud, thread it in the hole and
wait for the glue to set OR leave it in there and install it on the piano, stud
glued into the leg and all.</div>
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<div>I like dowelling such breaks because I like to think the end result is
stronger. HOWEVER, I’ve been told recently by a young man of outstanding
talent with wood, that dowels tend to add weakening tension with the resulting
cross grained expansion and contraction. It looks like you’ve got plenty
of contact area to provide a strong bond with out dowels.</div>
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<div>Clamping is critical on repairs like this. You’ve GOT TO CLAMP IT to
get a good bond. If it’s round, cut a pair of round clamping blocks to
help keep the force of your clamps focused. If it defies being clamped,
there’s got to be someone that has a brainy idea on this. I’ve never had
the problem. I’ve seen rags wrapped around it and twisted tight with a
screwdriver wrapped around the rags acting like a screw .........
much like tightening fence wire. That makes it a bit rough to clean up
oozage however plus you have the bond of the rag to the leg to deal with.</div>
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<div>Good luck with this one Paul.</div>
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