Shellac mixture

[HMannfan]

Both Lillian Burkart and Jeff Smith have youtube videos showing how they replace flute head corks. They both use a shellac mixture to adhere the cork to the stopper metal disk. What mixture ratio of shellac to denatured alcohol would they likely be using? Is it made using flaked, powdered, or any form of shellac dissolved in alcohol?

Also, does anyone have a guess as to the manufacturer of the very nice looking bench lathe Jeff is using in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rdm1jb8TT4

[JButky]

Both Lillian Burkart and Jeff Smith have youtube videos showing how they replace flute head corks. They both use a shellac mixture to adhere the cork to the stopper metal disk. What mixture ratio of shellac to denatured alcohol would they likely be using? Is it made using flaked, powdered, or any form of shellac dissolved in alcohol?

Also, does anyone have a guess as to the manufacturer of the very nice looking bench lathe Jeff is using in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rdm1jb8TT4

The amount is subjective. Mix flake shellac together with the alcohol and see how thick/thin it is. (usually just enough alcohol to cover the flakes).The alcohol eventually evaporates making it thicker, adding more alcohol will make it thinner. Once you mix it, it does not remain the consistency at the time you are actually using it. It will get thicker and you will need to refresh it with some alcohol or flakes depending on what the consistency is when you go to use it again.

Shellac is fine if you are doing a lot of headjoint corks all the time. But it's obviously not the most convenient for an occasional headcork. You can use any kind of glue: Contact cement, superglue, etc, everybody has a preference. Some don't like to use any at all opting for wax or other methods..

The lathe is Sherline (headstock in the video). Jeff sells these, not a surprise that it's being used in his video.

[HMannfan]

@Joe B:

Thanks a lot Joe. Exactly the response I needed. I'm always curious to learn something new. I'll look up the bench motor on the J.L. Smith website.

Mark