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| Author: | Martin Turner [ Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:29 pm ] |
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Right chaps I have a bit of a dilema on my hands. Ive gone and fitted my truss rod in upside down and I need to get the thing out and refit correctly. The brass block at the heel end of the neck is epoxied into the slot. Any ideas on undoing an epoxy joint would be appreciated. I have a stock of spare truss rods so destroying the upside doen rod to extratc it isnt an issue. Cheers |
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| Author: | Pwoolson [ Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:33 pm ] |
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Martin, epoxy lets go with heat. And it really doesn't take much. According to their spec team, West Systems creaps at 180? and let's go completely very soon after that. I'd consider a heat gun on low. |
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| Author: | Martin Turner [ Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:09 am ] |
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Thanks Paul. Will try a bit of heat and if that doesnt work Ill just have to cut a bit of wood out. Cheers |
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| Author: | old man [ Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:02 am ] |
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If you have a soldering iron or woodburning pen, you can apply heat right where you want it. That should do it. Ron |
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| Author: | Louis Freilicher [ Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:09 am ] |
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I have had very good luck removing inlays installed with super glue or epoxy by heating the surface with a clothes iron until the fill turns gooey, maybe 2-3 min, and prying the thin out with an exacto blade. The soldering iron will work too but takes a bit longer to reach the right temp. The clothes iron will give you more even heat over the whole surface. Good luck and work slow, I'm sure you can salvage this neck. Louis |
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| Author: | Billy T [ Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:41 am ] |
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A little more gentle way, I heard about was using a flood light. Never done it though. Billy Dean |
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| Author: | Martin Turner [ Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:44 am ] |
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Thanks for the replies guys. |
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| Author: | Michael Shaw [ Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:56 am ] |
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Heat the brass block with a 40 watt solder iron until the epoxy softens. That should loosen it up enough to work it out. |
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| Author: | Martin Turner [ Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:49 pm ] |
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Okay I got the heat gun on to the brass anchor block and hey presto after 2 minutes the epoxy went all crystally white. Got a pallette knife down each side of the block and it came out. Thanks again for the helpful suggestions Martin |
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| Author: | Billy T [ Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:51 pm ] |
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