Klarinet Archive - Posting 000743.txt from 1997/04

From: "Steve Fowler" <sfowler@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Cork cement -- need a testimonial
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 00:01:36 -0400

Oliver,

While Weldwood makes a good contact cement, the best that I have
found is called Barge. It is made for the shoe industry and is
frequently sold at "Hackie" (sp) stands in the Malls. We buy it buy
the quart through commercial places. (For us, Ohio Travel Bag.)

It thins well if needed with MEK. It is a little thin out of the tube
but shouldn't need two coats. Coat both the joint and the cork, let
them dry and then apply the cork. I have better directions at my
"Strand Site." (It's so small it's not quite a "Web" site yet. Just
the few beginning strands ;-)

Hope this helps.

Steve

> I do all of my own cork replacement but I've never hit on a cement that is
> particularly satisfying. The stuff that gives the tightest, longest joint,
> for me
> at least, is epoxy but scraping off the old stuff in between changes is a real
> pain. It seems to like to bond at the molecular level and just doesn't want
> to let go after it sets. The stuff which is sold routinely for cementing joint
> corks is what appears to be a concentrated shellac. I've had varying results
> with that. The worst stuff I ever used is hardening automobile gasket cement.
> Some kind of gritty powder is added to it, maybe diatomaceous earth which
> reduces its adhesive properties. Anyone want to give me a testimonial?
>
> Oliver
>
>
>
Steve Fowler (sfowler@-----.com)
http://www.netcom.com/~sfowler/fms.html
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