<font color='navy' size='2' face='Comic Sans MS, sans-serif'><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy;">Dittos John</font> <div style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> The block is removed<b><u>, a bead of Epoxy </u></b>is placed on the flange </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">edge and the block clamped back into position and every other.</span></div> <div style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#000080"><br> </font></span></div> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#000080"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> What does Bead of E</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">poxy</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> mean? Like a paste epoxy filler?</span></b></font><br> <br> <div style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; clear: both;"><font size="1" color="royalblue"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><font color="black"><font color="mediumblue" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Dale Erwin R.P.T.<br> </font></font></font></b></font><font color="darkgreen"><span style="font-style: italic;"><b><font size="1"><br> <font color="darkgreen"></font></font></b></span></font><tt><tt><font color="darkgreen"><br>  </font><br>   <font size="2"></font></tt></tt><br> <br> </div> <br> <br> <div style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Jon Page <jonpage@comcast.net><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 4:27 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] First Pinblock<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_5aa6ddde-dc6c-4a7a-bbf3-10415d2e03f8" style="margin: 0px;font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif;font-size: 12px;color: #000;background-color: #fff;"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt> > ...the block should be fit as if you weren't using epoxy... >>Why? I'm not suggesting that it not a good thing to get it close,... Epoxy should not be a sidestep to proper workmanship. It is making a good fit better. I don't apply the epoxy until the last procedure. First the block is fitted by chalk rubbings with better than 75% mated. Then the block is clamped in place and all the screw holes drilled and screws installed. The block is removed, a bead of Epoxy is placed on the flange edge and the block clamped back into position and every other screw reinstalled. Now that the block is locked in position, the tuning pin holes are center punched and the block indexing holes drilled (for fitting the block to the case). Once the epoxy has cured, remove the block, place your pattern on the indexing holes, draw your lines and trim on a bandsaw (I fine-trim the front edge with a jointer), fit block to case. Proceeding from here depends on your tuning pin drilling method, I use a drill press. That's the way I do it. Drilling and installing all screws secures the location and insures against block drift. -- Regards, Jon Page </tt></pre> </div>  </div> </div> </font>