<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=703093112-11032005>Joe, </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=703093112-11032005>Thanks = for replying. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=703093112-11032005>(CA = glue was used on a 'triage' situation I had recently, where powder post beetles had eaten = through much of the action on a M & H from Florida. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=703093112-11032005>I used = glue, and used up much of my supply of Webb's wood rebuilder to fill in gaps and = patch together the back action. Long story.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT><SPAN class=703093112-11032005><FONT face=Arial = size=2><SPAN class=703093112-11032005></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT><SPAN class=703093112-11032005><FONT face=Arial = size=2><SPAN class=703093112-11032005>Personally, I would also prefer a method that = would allow me to take the flange off of the rail and repair it. = </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=703093112-11032005>But, = short of converting the rail, I wanted to do something to reinforce the existing = glue joint and configuration. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=703093112-11032005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=703093112-11032005>I = appreciate everyone's = responses.  Thanks!</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards,<BR>Brad Smith, = RPT<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.smithpiano.com"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>www.smithpiano.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> = </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Joe Garrett [mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 10, = 2005 11:18 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Glued Flanges<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>I have used CA glue to 'shore up' the glued flanges in the = past.  <BR>Has anyone tried drilling through the glued flanges; then dowel = and glue<BR>them in place? Is that overkill?</DIV> <DIV>Brad! Yikes! No CA there, IMO! If you take the time to drill = through each flange, why not just convert the rail to SCREWED Flanges w/sandpaper = on the rail to avoid flange movement? Personally, I'd prefer a method that = would allow me to take the flange off of the rail and repair it!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>