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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Hi,Terry! I'm very sorry for misinformation,it was late and before Jerry Springer,my apologies.. The hole pre-drilled for 1/2" plug must be 31/64",not 63/65".which is just 1/64 uinder 1/2"..I'm glad you caught it. Best regards. Isaac</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 2/25/05 4:12:12 AM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Glue pinblock plugs</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ahhhh. Good point. Thanks, I did miss that. Okay, I take back most of what I said! I wonder though, a plug that needs a 63/64" hole? Why such a large plug? I've used half-inch diameter plugs in the past - they seemed more than big enough.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I think you missed what he was saying, Terry. The lock was to keep it from spinning before the glue set up. It allows drilling the next hole (which will overlap the new plug) before the glue dries without worrying that the new plug will rotate. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">FWIW, I'd sure question the integrity of any glue joint that required a physical lock to keep the glue joint from failing. If the glue joint may not hold, then you should seek an alternative approach, IMHO.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Terry Farrell</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Terry! Here is a simple technic to insert plugs in pin blocks.It was shown to me by late Dennis Nicholson,RPT.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'">Step 1:drill larger hole,63/64"<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'">Step 2:apply Titebond glue to both surfaces<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'">Step 3:insert the plug in the hole,level it with the face of the pinblock.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'">Step4: with the drill 7/32" drill a hole 1/2" deep so half of the hammer shank hole is in the plug and the other half in the pin block.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'">Step 5:apply glue to a hammer shank and drive 1/2" piece of hammershank in that hole.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'">now that piece of hammershank acts a s a LOCK and prevents new plug from spinning around when drilling a new hole for tuning pin.You can start drilling hole for tuning pin immidiately,no waiting overnight for glue to cure.THis is old woodworking technic and there are severall more applications for it in our line of work<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'">I hope,i made this description clear.If any questions,feel free to call me 818-706-0429<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'">GOOD LUCK! Isaac<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Is epoxying the best way to fix these plugs ore are there better glues?</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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