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   saschafer | Jan 15, 2008 03:02am | #1

   I think most anything would adhere to the shellac (as long as it's dewaxed), but I don't think the resulting bond would be nearly as strong as you would have if you just scraped the shellac off the mating surface(s) first.

   -Steve

    

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   SteveSchoene | Jan 15, 2008 05:53am | #2

   I think you have got to remove the shellac.  Though I can't prove it, I suspect that the bond strength would be dramatically reduced. 

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   oldusty | Jan 15, 2008 06:17am | #3

   Quickstep ,       Use Roo glue , the same as used for Melamines .

                            dusty

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   MikeHennessy | Jan 15, 2008 02:58pm | #4

   Take a page from the luthier's book -- they often need to glue parts to other parts that have been finished -- a bridge on a guitar, for example. They scrape the finish under the part off first.

   That said, isn't the turnout bolted to the newell? If so, I wouldn't worry a whole lot about it either way.

   Mike Hennessy
   Pittsburgh, PA

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   Quickstep | Jan 15, 2008 07:35pm | #5

   There's a screw that holds the turnout onto the newel and that by itself is probably sufficient, but I really like a rock solid newel, so I'm going for a little overkill.

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   bones | Jan 15, 2008 07:46pm | #6

   I would think you could remove the shellac under the part in question with alcohol. It dissolves it.  If it's a small amount, use a q-Tip. 

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   If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it.
   And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
   

   
   

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   Edited 1/15/2008 11:47 am by bones