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Adhesive for tip-top
Posted by: Tom Walsh (---.sdf.bellsouth.net)
Date: February 25, 2003 12:37PM

I have always used hot melt adhesive for glueing my tip tops to the blank. However recently several people have told me to use epoxy or super glue In all cases they insist that their way is the only correct method. What do you guys think???? hot melt, epoxy or super glue

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Re: Adhesive for tip-top
Posted by: Cary Asper (206.211.111.---)
Date: February 25, 2003 12:51PM

Hi Tom, I use five min epoxy. Less likely to have a tip come loose when your rod is stored in a hot car.

-Cary

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Re: Adhesive for tip-top
Posted by: Matt Davis (---.prtel.com)
Date: February 25, 2003 01:19PM

5 min. epoxy. I've had too many hot melt rod tips get turned on me. You can still remove them if necessary, but it's not going to happen accidentally.

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Re: Adhesive for tip-top
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (---.56.210.50.Dial1.Raleigh1.Level3.net)
Date: February 25, 2003 02:06PM

If you do use the hot-melt glue (I often do), you can extend your epoxy wrap finish up over the tip-top trim wrap and onto the top tube just a bit and this will "lock" the tip-top in place. Should you ever need to replace the top, you just skin the epoxy off the top tube with a razor blade and then briefly heat and remove as usual.

On heavier duty rods, I would also recommend 5-minute epoxy.

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Re: Adhesive for tip-top
Posted by: Lance Dupre (---.sw.rr.com)
Date: February 25, 2003 02:15PM

Flex coat rod tip glue stick is about the strongest one i've ever used.

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Re: Adhesive for tip-top
Posted by: Neal Cissel (---.PHNDAZ91.covad.net)
Date: February 25, 2003 03:40PM

Tom,
I use 5 min. epoxy here in Arizona as the summertime it gets over 115 degree's and with the hot melt sticks they just don't hold up like the epoxy does.
Neal Cissel
Neal's Fishing Products

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Re: Adhesive for tip-top
Posted by: Tony Dowson (---.ok.shawcable.net)
Date: February 25, 2003 03:55PM

Epoxy for the same reason Neil mentioned.I live in the southern interior of BC(Okanagan) and while we do get considerably colder weather in the winter,we also get temps well over 100 deg in the summer.

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Re: Adhesive for tip-top
Posted by: Mike Bolt (---.triad.rr.com)
Date: February 25, 2003 06:00PM

Gudebrod hot melt on most light duty tops. 5 minute epoxy on heavy duty rods. When building a new rod, I always run the finish, not the thread, 1/8 to 1/4 up on the tube.

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Re: Adhesive for tip-top
Posted by: Rob Savino (---.ne.client2.attbi.com)
Date: February 25, 2003 06:55PM

Matt, do you use heat to remove a broken tip with 5 Minute epoxy?
Rob

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Re: Adhesive for tip-top
Posted by: Matt Davis (---.prtel.com)
Date: February 26, 2003 07:16AM

Rob - I set my rod on my wrapper and light my alcohol torch. Blow some heat on the tip top. Slowly and steadily. I use a pliers and keep trying to lightly twist the tip top. When the epoxy fails the tip will twist with no effort. Then twist and pull it right off.

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