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Re: Building up a key

Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-10-01 05:11

Don't use soft solder to build up the touchpiece due to the toxicity of the lead or other metals in the solder and it won't be easy to remove it all should you want to without wearing the plating to some degree.

There are UV setting resins available which should do the job of a semi-permanent solution - thoroughly degrease the surface of the key, then apply a thin base layer of resin and harden it with the supplied or bought UV LED. Then build up the layers and harden them in turn until you have the desired thickness and finish it by filing and sanding smooth.

Here's one such product:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTsfwL61CR8

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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