• Is it safe?

    From JMF@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 25 15:13:24 2021
    (Note the nice reference to Marathon Man in the subject line.)

    Yesterday as I was tuning my guitar, the tuning knob on the 6th string
    snapped in two pieces and fell off. Aside from being extremely annoying,
    since it hadn't been that many years since I had replaced the tuning
    mechanism, I started planning where to go to replace the mechanism again.

    Later, I reflected that the snap had been very clean, and "just for fun"
    I decided to glue it all back together with Super Glue. After leaving it overnight, I'm testing it today and it acts perfectly normal again. But
    the lingering question remains:

    Is it safe?

    Can I rely on this fix to last? Can I be sure it's not going to break
    again, like during a performance?

    So I'm asking if anybody has done anything similar and had reliable
    results. Super Glue is certainly pretty reliable in certain
    circumstances, so it's not entirely unthinkable. But if I don't hear
    anything back in the affirmative from you all, then I'll probably just
    go ahead and replace the tuning mechanism anyway.

    Thanks,

    John

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  • From Curmudgeon@21:1/5 to JMF on Fri Jun 25 09:02:02 2021
    On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 9:13:29 AM UTC-4, JMF wrote:
    (Note the nice reference to Marathon Man in the subject line.)

    Yesterday as I was tuning my guitar, the tuning knob on the 6th string snapped in two pieces and fell off. Aside from being extremely annoying, since it hadn't been that many years since I had replaced the tuning mechanism, I started planning where to go to replace the mechanism again.

    Later, I reflected that the snap had been very clean, and "just for fun"
    I decided to glue it all back together with Super Glue. After leaving it overnight, I'm testing it today and it acts perfectly normal again. But
    the lingering question remains:

    Is it safe?

    Can I rely on this fix to last? Can I be sure it's not going to break
    again, like during a performance?

    So I'm asking if anybody has done anything similar and had reliable
    results. Super Glue is certainly pretty reliable in certain
    circumstances, so it's not entirely unthinkable. But if I don't hear
    anything back in the affirmative from you all, then I'll probably just
    go ahead and replace the tuning mechanism anyway.

    Thanks,

    John
    Like most men, my go-to when something breaks is duct tape. But CA glue is also good and probably would last longer than duct tape in this instance.
    Cheers
    Dave

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  • From JMF@21:1/5 to Curmudgeon on Fri Jun 25 20:12:42 2021
    On 6/25/2021 6:02 PM, Curmudgeon wrote:
    On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 9:13:29 AM UTC-4, JMF wrote:
    (Note the nice reference to Marathon Man in the subject line.)

    Yesterday as I was tuning my guitar, the tuning knob on the 6th string
    snapped in two pieces and fell off. Aside from being extremely annoying,
    since it hadn't been that many years since I had replaced the tuning
    mechanism, I started planning where to go to replace the mechanism again.

    Later, I reflected that the snap had been very clean, and "just for fun"
    I decided to glue it all back together with Super Glue. After leaving it
    overnight, I'm testing it today and it acts perfectly normal again. But
    the lingering question remains:

    Is it safe?

    Can I rely on this fix to last? Can I be sure it's not going to break
    again, like during a performance?

    So I'm asking if anybody has done anything similar and had reliable
    results. Super Glue is certainly pretty reliable in certain
    circumstances, so it's not entirely unthinkable. But if I don't hear
    anything back in the affirmative from you all, then I'll probably just
    go ahead and replace the tuning mechanism anyway.

    Thanks,

    John
    Like most men, my go-to when something breaks is duct tape. But CA glue is also good and probably would last longer than duct tape in this instance.
    Cheers
    Dave

    Thanks, Dave, sounds promising. Actually, I didn't know the moniker "CA"
    for Super Glue. Learned something new.

    John

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  • From Curmudgeon@21:1/5 to JMF on Fri Jun 25 14:21:55 2021
    On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 2:12:46 PM UTC-4, JMF wrote:
    On 6/25/2021 6:02 PM, Curmudgeon wrote:
    On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 9:13:29 AM UTC-4, JMF wrote:
    (Note the nice reference to Marathon Man in the subject line.)

    Yesterday as I was tuning my guitar, the tuning knob on the 6th string
    snapped in two pieces and fell off. Aside from being extremely annoying, >> since it hadn't been that many years since I had replaced the tuning
    mechanism, I started planning where to go to replace the mechanism again. >>
    Later, I reflected that the snap had been very clean, and "just for fun" >> I decided to glue it all back together with Super Glue. After leaving it >> overnight, I'm testing it today and it acts perfectly normal again. But
    the lingering question remains:

    Is it safe?

    Can I rely on this fix to last? Can I be sure it's not going to break
    again, like during a performance?

    So I'm asking if anybody has done anything similar and had reliable
    results. Super Glue is certainly pretty reliable in certain
    circumstances, so it's not entirely unthinkable. But if I don't hear
    anything back in the affirmative from you all, then I'll probably just
    go ahead and replace the tuning mechanism anyway.

    Thanks,

    John
    Like most men, my go-to when something breaks is duct tape. But CA glue is also good and probably would last longer than duct tape in this instance.
    Cheers
    Dave

    Thanks, Dave, sounds promising. Actually, I didn't know the moniker "CA"
    for Super Glue. Learned something new.

    John
    CA = cyanoacrylate, AKA superglue

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  • From Gerry@21:1/5 to JMF on Fri Jun 25 22:26:01 2021
    On 2021-06-25 13:13:24 +0000, JMF said:

    (Note the nice reference to Marathon Man in the subject line.)

    Yesterday as I was tuning my guitar, the tuning knob on the 6th string snapped in two pieces and fell off. Aside from being extremely
    annoying, since it hadn't been that many years since I had replaced the tuning mechanism, I started planning where to go to replace the
    mechanism again.

    Later, I reflected that the snap had been very clean, and "just for
    fun" I decided to glue it all back together with Super Glue. After
    leaving it overnight, I'm testing it today and it acts perfectly normal again. But the lingering question remains:

    Is it safe?

    Can I rely on this fix to last? Can I be sure it's not going to break
    again, like during a performance?

    So I'm asking if anybody has done anything similar and had reliable
    results. Super Glue is certainly pretty reliable in certain
    circumstances, so it's not entirely unthinkable. But if I don't hear
    anything back in the affirmative from you all, then I'll probably just
    go ahead and replace the tuning mechanism anyway.

    Thanks,

    John

    It will work fine for the life of the guitar.

    Just in case, I recommend wearing protective goggles when you
    play--purely a precaution. This unrelated to the tuner, just
    overarching safety concerns.

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  • From JMF@21:1/5 to Gerry on Sat Jun 26 09:17:03 2021
    On 6/26/2021 7:26 AM, Gerry wrote:
    On 2021-06-25 13:13:24 +0000, JMF said:

    (Note the nice reference to Marathon Man in the subject line.)

    Yesterday as I was tuning my guitar, the tuning knob on the 6th string
    snapped in two pieces and fell off. Aside from being extremely
    annoying, since it hadn't been that many years since I had replaced
    the tuning mechanism, I started planning where to go to replace the
    mechanism again.

    Later, I reflected that the snap had been very clean, and "just for
    fun" I decided to glue it all back together with Super Glue. After
    leaving it overnight, I'm testing it today and it acts perfectly
    normal again. But the lingering question remains:

    Is it safe?

    Can I rely on this fix to last? Can I be sure it's not going to break
    again, like during a performance?

    So I'm asking if anybody has done anything similar and had reliable
    results. Super Glue is certainly pretty reliable in certain
    circumstances, so it's not entirely unthinkable. But if I don't hear
    anything back in the affirmative from you all, then I'll probably just
    go ahead and replace the tuning mechanism anyway.

    Thanks,

    John

    It will work fine for the life of the guitar.

    Just in case, I recommend wearing protective goggles when you
    play--purely a precaution. This unrelated to the tuner, just overarching safety concerns.

    LOL!

    So, do you know of any fashion outlets where I can at least get trendy protective goggle styles for my performances?

    John

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  • From Gerry@21:1/5 to JMF on Sat Jun 26 21:07:20 2021
    On 2021-06-26 07:17:03 +0000, JMF said:

    On 6/26/2021 7:26 AM, Gerry wrote:
    On 2021-06-25 13:13:24 +0000, JMF said:

    (Note the nice reference to Marathon Man in the subject line.)

    Yesterday as I was tuning my guitar, the tuning knob on the 6th string
    snapped in two pieces and fell off. Aside from being extremely
    annoying, since it hadn't been that many years since I had replaced the
    tuning mechanism, I started planning where to go to replace the
    mechanism again.

    Later, I reflected that the snap had been very clean, and "just for
    fun" I decided to glue it all back together with Super Glue. After
    leaving it overnight, I'm testing it today and it acts perfectly normal
    again. But the lingering question remains:

    Is it safe?

    Can I rely on this fix to last? Can I be sure it's not going to break
    again, like during a performance?

    So I'm asking if anybody has done anything similar and had reliable
    results. Super Glue is certainly pretty reliable in certain
    circumstances, so it's not entirely unthinkable. But if I don't hear
    anything back in the affirmative from you all, then I'll probably just
    go ahead and replace the tuning mechanism anyway.

    Thanks,

    John

    It will work fine for the life of the guitar.

    Just in case, I recommend wearing protective goggles when you
    play--purely a precaution. This unrelated to the tuner, just
    overarching safety concerns.

    LOL!

    So, do you know of any fashion outlets where I can at least get trendy protective goggle styles for my performances?

    Home Depot will do just fine. Add a colorful bowtie for "trendy".

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