Epoxy

Chang

Chang

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Recently I've tried using JB-weld to glue my handles, but it leaves an ugly gray line. I still want to use it on my pins because it resists overheating better (withstands temperatures much higher than regular epoxy), but I'm thinking about switching back to epoxy for my handles. Yesterday I tried glueing a superglue cap to a piece of paper with my Devcon 30 minute epoxy, and I found out that the stuff went bad from sitting in my garage so long. Need to buy a new tube of epoxy, and I saw the 5 minute stuff. Does it work OK for glueing handles? I don't really like extremely long set times, but the hold is weaker by about 1000 lbs or something like that. :(

Thanks!
 
I use the 5 minute all the time.
Like Wayne Goddard once said.."the glue is a filler and the pins hold the handle.."
I figure if a man is putting enough force on a knife to break the 5 minute epoxy he is putting to much force on it anyway.
I have a knife I carried for 5 years and purposfully did everything I could to tear it up and the handle was secured with 5 minute and no pins also the handle was stacked with different sized spacers which is weaker than a solid one piece handle.I couldn't kill it and still use it during hunting season..
You should be fine with it.
Bruce
 
I use the 5 min epoxy in areas that are awkard to hold or will not have extreme stress. It is not as strong as the long curing type and will not withstand as much heat. Use both in their proper places.
 
I understand that the 5 minute varieties are not moisture resistant. I use epoxies by Industrial Formulators. They are clear, or can be dyed.
 
Don't try to resist the J-B Weld Mystique Chang! Once you have read the small print on the packag, you can use no other. :D Seriously, I have had excellent results coloring J-B weld so you get a black epoxy line. If everything fits up nice like, it looks fine. You may be accustomed to a clear epoxy that sort of blends in vusually which is why the gray J-B is bothering you. I use black iron oxide to color the epoxy. I like the idea that it might be more compatible with a metal filled epoxy like J-B than some of the other dye type colorants.
 
Yes, I kind of like JB-Weld, easy to use and extremely strong, but I kind of like the clear color of the epoxy, just wish it didn't go bad with age and have the problems that JB-Weld doesn't seem to have (low temperature resistence is a big one).
 
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