<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><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 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></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">Terry! Here is a simple technic to = insert plugs in pin blocks.It was shown to me by late Dennis Nicholson,RPT.</DIV> <DIV>Step 1:drill larger hole,63/64"</DIV> <DIV>Step 2:apply Titebond glue to both surfaces</DIV> <DIV>Step 3:insert the plug in the hole,level it with the face of the pinblock.</DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV>Step 5:apply glue to a hammer shank and drive 1/2" piece of = hammershank in that hole.</DIV> <DIV>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</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I hope,i made this description clear.If any questions,feel free = to call me 818-706-0429</DIV> <DIV>GOOD LUCK! Isaac</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: = 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is epoxying  the best = way to fix these plugs ore are there better glues?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for some = advice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Pierre</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT= ></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>