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using CA for tip top
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: July 27, 2015 10:27PM

Is there a problem with using CA to adhere the tip top?

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Re: using CA for tip top
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: July 27, 2015 10:42PM

I think that it is really not a very good idea. But, perhaps there are those who have used such glue.

Be safe

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Re: using CA for tip top
Posted by: Joe Vanfossen (---.neo.res.rr.com)
Date: July 27, 2015 11:02PM

Based on experience attempting to glue together toys and small items as a kid, CA does not stand up well to torsional stresses. There may be enough surface area in a tip top, but I wouldn't use it for more than an attempt at a short term repair. A 5 min epoxy will get the job done if you don't have a hot melt on hand.

Joe

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Re: using CA for tip top
Posted by: john timberlake (---.triad.res.rr.com)
Date: July 28, 2015 07:25AM

Phil, I have used it with no issues. I use a medium thick ca glue

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Re: using CA for tip top
Posted by: Phil Ewanicki (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: July 28, 2015 11:59AM

Fly rod tip tops can and do become grooved, bent, or broken. You will not have to cut the tip off your fly rod to replace a tip top secured with hot melt adhesive.

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Re: using CA for tip top
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: July 28, 2015 02:50PM

CA will also release with heat, similar to hot melt.

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Re: using CA for tip top
Posted by: Phil Ewanicki (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: July 29, 2015 04:25PM

Phil: Will CA melt and release at a lower temperature than hot melt? I worry about damaging the tiny amount of adhesive which bonds the graphite fibers in the smallest and perhaps weakest point in the blank. I know firsthand for the last 60 years stick-shellac / hot melt glue has affixed tip-tops and broadheads without fail.

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