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<font face="Comic Sans MS">Hi all,<br>
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One way to just epoxy the mouth piece end only would be to put a ring
of masking tape around the didge about a half inch or so below the
mouth piece and then epoxy the mouth piece with the two part epoxy
inside and out making sure to wipe off the dripping epoxy on the
masking tape so it doesn't run down to the unprotected part of the
didge... Then after the epoxy is hardened enough to not run any more
you can peel off the masking tape and it leaved a nice straight top
ring of epoxy on the didgeridoo. Looks nice, and looks intentional,
not 'repaired'... Keeps you from having to redo the entire finish.<br>
<br>
Be sure to clean the old epoxy surface very well inside and out with a
good cleaning agent like acetone (don't like the stuff but it's good
for cleaning off the old oils and stuff that will prevent the epoxy
from adhering to the original surface)...<br>
<br>
BTW, I tried using the epoxy putty to make a mouth piece and it worked
well. I was able to shape it very easily and all that stuff. But I
played the didge shortly after it was hardened (maybe 24 hours) and had
quite an allergic reaction to the stuff... My lips were in pretty bad
shape for quite a while. So if you do use the wood-type epoxy putty,
please put a coat of envirotec (or other two-part epoxy) over it before
playing it. The wood putty epoxy stuff must be pretty toxic, at least
to my skin...<br>
<br>
Take care all and didge on,<br>
<br>
Gusty<br>
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<div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Scott 'Gusty' Christensen</font></div>
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Steve Petree wrote:
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You can get smaller quantities of two-part epoxies. They often sell it
at craft stores(Hobby Lobby, etc.) and Home Depot type stores. I've
never tried applying it to just one spot on a finished didge though.
It might work if you applied it and then duct taped it so it can't run
around. It might take some sanding and buffing though, and you might
end up wanting to recoat the whole didge. A quart size would be
plenty, even if you wanted to put a coat or two on the whole thing, and
wouldn't be too expensive.(Used to be $20 at Hobby Lobby, but that was
7 or 8 years ago)<br>
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To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:didjeridu@music.mills.edu">didjeridu@music.mills.edu</a><br>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:33:21 -0500<br>
Subject: [Didjeridu] Redo mouthpiece on agave didge<br>
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mouthpiece on my Jason Strazzabosco “D” didge has started to wear out
and the agave is peeking through. What is the best thing to use to
renew it (where I don’t have to buy a gallon of it)?</span></p>
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