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Topic: bakelite build up substitute?? |
Joel Newman
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Smithsburg, Maryland, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2005 2:40 pm |
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sooooo, whoever added a tone control to this rickenbacher,(#$%@*!!!) . . . in the process, I guess, lost one of those lil dinky faceplate screws, and saw fit to use a much larger wood screw in its place,(ARGH!!), and thereby chipped the bakelite. Here's a blurry pic;
Sorry a photographer I ain't, but you get the idea. . . .
The girlfriend unit ,(being the handy artist type she is), suggested I build it back up with plummer putty. Is there a better material for bakelite? And are there procedures that are more tried and true than the kamakaze mission I might do to it? Of course, thanks in advance as usual |
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2005 2:52 pm
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Thats very common ...
Since it won't be seen ... PC7 epoxy is a great product for this work. It can be bought at any good hardware store. Its gray in color when it sets up ...
It can be drilled and tapped ... those screws are # 3-48 ...
Let the PC7 cure for a week though ... even though it says 24-48 hrs ...
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My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 12 March 2005 at 02:59 PM.] |
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Joel Newman
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Smithsburg, Maryland, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2005 3:29 pm
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Tanx for coming to my emotional rescue Rick . .
Would you suggest doing the build up around the screw,(when I get the correct size . .which might prove hard to do), and then unscrewing it out when the epoxy has set? Or will the epoxy adhere to the screw? I guess I never tapped a screw hole before,(easy Howard . . .), is all . . I'll deal, just scared of messing it up. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2005 3:51 pm
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I think it would be alot easier to build up first ... sand smooth and to shape ... then drill ... then tap.
It doesn't have to be # 3-48 ... although a well stocked hardware store will have the screws.
A # 3-48 tap may be more difficult to find locally ...
#4-40 is a very common size ... and you can buy a combo package that has the correct drill bit and tap, together ... for under $5.
Then a small hand tapping tool ... a few more bucks ... and you're good to go.
Its no biggie ... the PC7 will drill and cut easily ...
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 12 Mar 2005 3:53 pm
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Hi Joel
I have a bunch of those screws for bakelite repairs, and I could send you a few by mail if you need some (3-4 And the price is right too $000.00!!!!!!!
Bill |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2005 4:01 pm
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Hee, Hee ...
Ya can't beat that ... 'cept for having Bill himself come down and do it ...
Here ya go ... 3-48 Tap
A #47 drill bit is the right size ... a 5/64" bit will do if the numbered bits ain't available locally ...
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 12 March 2005 at 04:30 PM.] |
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John Dahms
From:
Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2005 4:25 pm
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| Rick beat me to it. I found that hobby supply shops often have good restoration supplies. Modelers,train set hobbyists, etc. use small size hardware. I got a 3-48 tap & die (early National guitar coverplate size) at a local shop. |
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Bill Blacklock
From:
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 12 Mar 2005 5:24 pm
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Fret not, after years as a shipwright I have used many types of epxoy. My first choice for my ricky would be "Marine -Tex" (www.marinetex.com),it cures to a compressive strength of 13,000 psi, it can be sanded, drilled and tapped, comes in white gray or black. I would drop a hex shaped nut into the marine-tex, it would be easier then tapping. Put wax in the threads so no marine-tex can't get in and make sure the angle is right. If you screw up you'll need a jack hammer to undo the mess. I've never tried to buff the stuff but it might be just the thing for matching up to bakeite. Bill
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Joel Newman
From:
Smithsburg, Maryland, USA
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Posted 13 Mar 2005 12:45 pm
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| Wow Gents, Tanx for all the info, sheesh this forum is the cats pajamas! |
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Patrick Ickes
From:
Upper Lake, CA USA
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Posted 13 Mar 2005 6:43 pm
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....also rode around with crazy little Mamas,
Black Slacks,...... BBBBBBBBlack Slacks........... |
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