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<A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> October 11, 2002 1:38 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Bridge cap =
materials</DIV>
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<DIV><BR> &nbs=
p;
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List<BR>  =
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With really good supply's of maple almost extinct I find it more and =
more
difficult to be happy about the wide grain and fairly soft stuff I get =
from my
supplier. I'd like to see close grain and a strong medullary ray that =
comes
from true 1/4 sawn stock but this a rare occurance. I also find =
it
necessary to drill smaller bridge pin holes to get a tight fit. I'm =
finding
that whatever the supply house sells for the appropriate size drill =
bits to
give a less than snug enough fit. I use a small electric drill to bore =
with as
many of you do so I truly techniques is not the propblem
IMHO.<BR> I'm =
going to
slice up some delignit and test it for notching ,hardness and pin fit. =
Does
any one have any experience with this idea (odelignit or =
falconwood) and
or similar to my complaints. Tell me I ain't the only one,
=
please!<BR> &n=
bsp;
Dale Erwin<BR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>We've given up on what =
passes for
maple bridge cap stock these days. We now use Delignit or a maple =
laminate we
make up ourselves in the shop. I like the physical characteristics of
Delignit--at least for bridge caps--though I don't like how it looks. =
The use a
resorcinol resin which leaves a dark reddish brown glue line. Hence, our =
own
maple laminate which we glue up using MPA II or Titebond II for an =
almost
invisible glueline.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>Delignit is very =
difficult to notch
by hand. A true exercise in self-mutilation! Hence our air-powered =
bridge
notching machine.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans"
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