olddog Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Hi. I was browsing through the hobby shop, and I picked up some brass strips, 1/4 inch wide, and about 1/16 thick. I was thinking about using it for binding a fingerboard. I do have a few questions, would I use superglue or would the regular weld on binding adhesive work? Also, the brass is pretty stiff along the skinny plane, would the brass stay glued even from the slight flexing a neck would have? Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 (edited) I'm not sure if glue would be enough. I would drill the brass out exactly where sidemarkers should be and then countersink the holes . This way you kill 2 birds with one stone by screwing the binding into the wood (as well as gluing) AND making sidemarkers. Edited May 8, 2007 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another doug Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I tried it once with thinner brass (about 1/32" thick), and I couldn't get it to stick with superglue or regular binding adhesive. I tried to glue the binding smooth, and when that didn't work, I roughed it up with sandpaper. Still no luck. It just popped right off. Perhaps epoxy? I expect the results would be similar, but I never tried it. If you already have the brass, you may want to do some tests on scrap wood with different methods of attaching it. Southpa's idea sounds like it would be worth checking out. I've seen guitars with brass binding, so I know that it's possible, but I'm not sure how those results were achieved. I hope my mis-adventures help narrow it down! Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msherman Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I tried it once with thinner brass (about 1/32" thick), and I couldn't get it to stick with superglue or regular binding adhesive. I tried to glue the binding smooth, and when that didn't work, I roughed it up with sandpaper. Still no luck. It just popped right off. Perhaps epoxy? I expect the results would be similar, but I never tried it. If you already have the brass, you may want to do some tests on scrap wood with different methods of attaching it. Southpa's idea sounds like it would be worth checking out. I've seen guitars with brass binding, so I know that it's possible, but I'm not sure how those results were achieved. I hope my mis-adventures help narrow it down! Good luck You will need to use Gorilla glue and rough up the mating surface on the brass with 60 or 80 grit before gluing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another doug Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 You will need to use Gorilla glue and rough up the mating surface on the brass with 60 or 80 grit before gluing. Good to know! Maybe I'll give it another try one of these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Rough it up and use epoxy, should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddog Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Hi. I glued a test piece on a piece of padouk with superglue. I roughed up the brass and wood with 50 grit, and beat on it a day later, and I had to pry it off with a screwdriver. I will try it with the epoxy and gorrilla glue before it put it to use. I plan on having a bloodwood fretboard and gold frets with brass tubing around 1/4 inch paua dots for markers. How well does the gold frets from LMI work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msherman Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 (edited) You will need to use Gorilla glue and rough up the mating surface on the brass with 60 or 80 grit before gluing. Good to know! Maybe I'll give it another try one of these days! Hey Doug, Where in Forest Park do you live? I used to live there on Harlem and Roosevelt.......900 block of Elgin Ave. to be exact Been in Ct. for 10 years now. Is Parky`s Hotdogs still there? I loved that place! I built quite a few guitars for Kagan and Gaines Music (But I don`t think they are still there now). Small world! Edited May 13, 2007 by msherman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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