<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV>Thanks for passing this on again.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I like the idea.  I'll have to try it.  I wonder if the = screw can be tightened more, once the epoxy has hardened (in case two mating parts = have to be drawn tightly together, for example).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Out of curiosity, is the Lock tite wood epoxy viscous or more = putty- or paste-like?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 10, 2004 = 7:31 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Lock tite- wood = epoxy</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV><FONT size=3>  List </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Ever now & then we require a small = amount of quick drying epoxy for small jobs, such as reinforcing screw holes or = filling a piece of a bridge patch that was inadvertently lifted off during = notching. (Yes, it happens) This brand dries quickly & is approx color = of maple, which is nice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Also I often find the small screw = holes in the music desk of Steinways to be woefully insufficient for doing its job = of holding the thing together, especially in cases where much use ,age = & abuse is/has occured. Keith Roberts devised a repair in our shop which = fills the holes with the epoxy and leaves just the tip of a tooth = pickin the hole  to help keep the swabbed mixture in place. He then = sprays the screws with a mold release, Mclube, & inserts the screws as the = epoxy get s about half hard. With the mold release the screws will easily back = out if needed & the repair is <STRONG><EM><U>really strong.</U></EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><U><STRONG><EM><FONT size=3>      Dale</FONT></EM></STRONG>   </U></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>