Just curious, I noticed yesterday that my Ballard bellows has a few tacks coming completely out of the cheek.
I'm curious how folks choose to shore it up: do you poke a new hole?(that would of course offset the pattern)
Or a glue?
thoughts?
R
Bellows tacks..best remedy?
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Re: Bellows tacks..best remedy?
First extract old nails.
Drill out old hole to a length accommodate 2/3rds of replacement tack, and just undersize to fit a....
Cut a section of cocktail stick of appropriate length. Dip section in wood glue. Place and tap into hole drilled as above.
Trim off when dry, and drill to a diameter undersize of replacement pins/tacks.
Tap in new tacks (or if perfectly straight, old tacks) with light a hammer.
Bingo.
Pwrt
Drill out old hole to a length accommodate 2/3rds of replacement tack, and just undersize to fit a....
Cut a section of cocktail stick of appropriate length. Dip section in wood glue. Place and tap into hole drilled as above.
Trim off when dry, and drill to a diameter undersize of replacement pins/tacks.
Tap in new tacks (or if perfectly straight, old tacks) with light a hammer.
Bingo.
Pwrt
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Re: Bellows tacks..best remedy?
but I don't do cocktails?
;p
ok, excellent suggestion
sounds reasonable to me.
thanks much
R
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ok, excellent suggestion
sounds reasonable to me.
thanks much
R
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Re: Bellows tacks..best remedy?
Tooth pics OK you don' t have teeth 
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Re: Bellows tacks..best remedy?
10d cement coated sinkers
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Re: Bellows tacks..best remedy?
to this New Englander, that has something to do with fishingSeamie wrote:10d cement coated sinkers