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butt cap question
Posted by:
Richard Stone
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Date: August 18, 2007 05:22PM
I have been playing around with making my own butt caps by epoxing a piece of eva flush to the cork and shaping it up. The problem I am having is a "glue line" where the eva and cork butt together. I have put some black testors paint in the epoxy but then it doesn't totally set up and the cap falls off. Does anyone have any experience with this that can offer some suggestions? I am thinking I'm putting too much paint in the epoxy and would like to avoid that glue line all together. Re: butt cap question
Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
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Date: August 18, 2007 06:05PM
Rich,
I use eva butt caps all the time without coloring in epoxy - no glue line. Maybe you are not cutting the eva square or you are not clamping with enough pressure. You do not want to deform grip - especially the cork. It sounds like you are using too much epoxy and not enough pressure. Hey, are you using thickened epoxy. If so try another that runs thin. I bet that is your prob - thick epoxy. I don't have a glue line anywhere in grip. Herb Re: butt cap question
Posted by:
Dave Gilberg
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Date: August 19, 2007 06:21AM
Titebond III or earlier versions work fine for this. Thin coats of glue and proper pressure will create a secure bond with no discernible glue line.
Dave Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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