Date:         Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:05:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: holes
Comments: To: Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net>
In-Reply-To:  <65119.162.58.82.135.1310822595.squirrel@webmail.northstate.net>
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True enough!  ;)

On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote:

> I prefer to periodically touch up and re-seal the wood strips. That's a
> lot easier to accomplish if they're removed.
> Ken
>
> On Fri, July 15, 2011 4:24 pm, Jake de Villiers wrote:
> > Why not just glue them down with polyurethane caulk?
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Kenneth Lewis
> > <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote:
> >
> >> Ed,
> >> I have been evaluating magnets for about a year now on my DOKA to hold
> >> the
> >> boards down. I used
> >> http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=R822CS-S
> >> on the bed and
> >> http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=R822CS-P
> >> under the boards.
> >>
> >> Why? So I can clean out all the crude that collects under there and rots
> >> them out. These hold them down fine under most conditions. Sliding
> >> something heavy will dislodge them.  I am contemplating stepping up to a
> >> higher power magnet.
> >> Ken Lewis
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, July 14, 2011 4:23 pm, ed donnen wrote:
> >> > My DOKA bed has many 1/4" holes from when some Clever Charlie pop
> >> riveted
> >> > the battens down to the bed.
> >> > Now I want to fill the holes and make them flush with the bed before I
> >> > make
> >> > new battens of an original,
> >> > and if I may say so, cunning design...   So, I don't want to weld-
> >> burns
> >> > the
> >> > paint on the back side I can't reach.
> >> >  I tried JB Weld, but it is thin and drips through.  Remember, I can't
> >> > always reach the underside so I can't just
> >> > tape below and putty above.  I tried JB Weld because I may wish to
> >> > drill/thread later on.  If I install pop rivets,
> >> > and then grind them down, I have holes again.
> >> > There must be a simple and elegant way.
> >> > ed- holier than thou?
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> >
> > 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
> > 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
> >
> > Crescent Beach, BC
> >
> > www.thebassspa.com
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
> >
>
>
>
>


--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27