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Re: Tenon cork repair

Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-02-27 07:35

I've no idea what brands are available on Australia, but if you do have a good hardware store with staff that know their stuff (which is a rarity nowadays), then they ought to be able to suggest the best kind of adhesive - one for glueing formica to chipboard or quite possibly the adhesive used for sticking cork tiles to walls with.

Basically it's a rubbery type adhesive that shoe repairers also use to glue soles on shoes with (ask your nearest shoe repair/key cutter) and one that both surfaces have to be coated and left to dry before bonding them together.

Don't get any water based versions as they're crap - use one with solvents in it as you don't have to wait for ages with them (go for the ones with all the warning labels on it). The older formulas contained toluene which has since been banned due to solvent abuse (and which is why it's not for sale to minors).

But don't use superglue (cyanoacrylate) for tenon corks as it's too brittle and difficult to remove from wood.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
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