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Author: CaptForce
Date: 2017-10-22 04:20
I stumbled upon a great material to replace a tenon cork with a quick fix. My wife had recently completed a knee surgery and she had a span of the self adhesive wrap bandage that is spongy and adheres to itself. I cut a length of it at a 3/8" width and smeared it with paraffin, then wrapped it around my tenon with a number of layers to produce the proper fit. Wrapped tight and pressed, the material has a similar sponginess to cork.
Though I've rotated the tenon joint, I've only removed and replaced the joint rotating the pieces in the same direction as the wrap, but there is no apparent seam.
I don't know the brand of the cohesive wrap bandage that I've used, but it's a little more "orange" than the color of the cork. It may be similar to the Medca non woven cohesive wrap bandage sold on Amazon.
I like it so well that I'm going to keep it for a while to see how it holds up over time. I'll continue with the paraffin wax an not the typical cork grease.
Thoughts?,- have any others tried this material?
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CaptForce |
2017-10-22 04:20 |
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