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Re: loose unthreaded post

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2021-03-13 19:38

>> If you glue a post in be careful that it goes in all the way and stays there, and is oriented correctly. It can be hard to clamp them sometimes. If the post isn't in all the way in when it dries you can have problems with key alignment or pad sealing. <<

Yes, especially someone doing it for the first time should probably use a slow setting glue, and regardless it's best to let it dry with the key mounted on. Check occasionally, not only because of that, but mainly since there is a good state of the glue that is easiest to remove any extra (peel nicely off, as opposed to smear and and be messy if too early, or very hard to remove if too late). Slow setting epoxies are also stronger, usually.

You can also smear a tiny bit of grease outside and on the top of the post base, wherever you don't want the glue to adhere. Just make sure to not get any grease where you do want it.

>> Do NOT use Gorilla Glue because it expands and forces the post out while it cures. <<

That's true for the original Gorilla glue, which is a polyurethane glue, and same for any other polyurethane glue (I haven't found any use for it on woodwinds). Gorilla also makes super glue, epoxy, etc. which would be fine.

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