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best of best
Posted by: Bill Cohen (---.dyn.sprint-hsd.net)
Date: August 21, 2005 02:51PM

I know that Rod Bond is the glue of choice for cork assembly. What is the best glue to use when gluing the cork to the blank or the reel seat to the blank? Still Rod Bond? I've been using Devcon 2 Ton Epoxy.

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Re: best of best
Posted by: Bob Crook (---.an2.sea18.da.uu.net)
Date: August 21, 2005 03:24PM

Rod Bond for everything !

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Re: best of best
Posted by: Pavel Novolokin (---.pppoe.mtu-net.ru)
Date: August 21, 2005 04:10PM

Bill,
Apart from Rod Bond that is really great product and my only choice for the handle assembling, you can use Gudebrod Rod Cement (#833), especially if you have not much time. RC dries faster and is a bit easier to work with because it's 1-part, not 2-part like Rod Bond

Pavel,
Moscow, RU

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Re: best of best
Posted by: Randy Parpart (Putter) (---.propel.com)
Date: August 21, 2005 04:40PM

I've been using Rod Bond for a year now. I sure like this stuff!

Putter
Williston, ND

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Re: best of best
Posted by: Anonymous User (Moderator)
Date: August 21, 2005 05:36PM

The selling point for RodBond over the Devcon (which is perfectly fine for bonding seats and grips, of course) is that RodBond stays where you put it. It won't run or seep out of joints after the fact. You glue things up, clean up and that's it. With the liquid epoxies you'd better keep checking back for a bit to make sure nothing has seeped out or formed an unsightly glue line.

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Re: best of best
Posted by: Steve Rushing (---.com)
Date: August 22, 2005 10:50AM

unsightly glue line ... or that the liquid epoxy has seeped into the uplocking reel seat hidden in the grip, filling it and making it impossible for the reel foot to seat. Don't ask how I know this.

Rod Bond for everything now.

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Re: best of best
Posted by: dave schaub (38.112.169.---)
Date: August 22, 2005 12:49PM

I guess that I am just different,but I glue up cork with Titebond III and have had no problem with it. Lately,I have been putting the handles on the blanks with Gorilla Glue. That stuff expands to fill any voids and is stronger than it needs to be. I cut a handle off a blank that had been glued with Gorilla and I sure would not want to do that again. But then again, I guess it's just me. I do need to try Rod Bond however cause everyone says it's good. I dont mind watching for the Gorilla Glue to seep out of the handle since I like to see what it does and be sure it has filled all the voids.
I still glue the reel seats on with Devcon but that is where I may try Rod Bond next.



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Re: best of best
Posted by: Jason Pritchard (204.86.38.---)
Date: August 22, 2005 03:12PM

Rod Bond- Stays flexible and doesn't seep out everywhere. I too learned the hard way. Rod bond is just so simple it is almost idiot proof.

I actually use it all over the house for stuff. Works great.

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