Okay, I recently bought a Gerber Game Pro (an inexpensive frame-lock designed by custom maker Rick Hinderer).
I like it for the most part, except that it has a rubber insert on the clipless handle slab.
While tinkering with it, I removed the insert and the rubber tore, so there is no way to put the insert back without glue.
But then I got to thinking (always dangerous)...how about a solid metal handle?
And then I remembered that I had some FastSteel in my tool-box.
For those of you who are not familiar with this stuff:
It's called FastSteel (made by Polymeric Systems, Inc) and it comes in a small round plastic cylinder and you can buy it at Lowe's Hardware store (probably Home Depot too).
It is a steel-reinforced epoxy putty.
Basically, you take a small portion of the putty, knead it, shape it, and apply.
The makers claim that it bonds with about anything made of metal and you can form it to your liking.
Anyway, I used this FastSteel to fill in the space that the insert was occupying.
It looks somewhat crude and a little bit ugly, and it has my fingerprints all over the putty as it's curing too--but it seems to be working just fine so far.
I'll try to take some pictures and post them.
There is also a similar product called AquaMend (also by Polymeric Systems):
It is an underwater repair epoxy and the makers claim that it "repairs and rebuilds anything made of fiberglass".
The label goes on to claim that it "repairs decks, hulls, fittings, tanks, pools, gutter, and more" and that it bonds to "fiberglass, metal, wood, concrete, ceramic, glass, and many plastics".
I used the AquaMend to repair the small curved plastic part that holds the sunvisor in place on my wife's car--that was over a year ago and it is still working just fine.
So now I'm thinking that this might be a "poor man's G-10"?
Has anyone else worked with this stuff or anything similar?
If so, what were your experiences?
And I'll keep you guys posted on how the Game Pro holds up with Allen's ugly insert.
Cheers,
Allen.
I like it for the most part, except that it has a rubber insert on the clipless handle slab.
While tinkering with it, I removed the insert and the rubber tore, so there is no way to put the insert back without glue.
But then I got to thinking (always dangerous)...how about a solid metal handle?
And then I remembered that I had some FastSteel in my tool-box.
For those of you who are not familiar with this stuff:
It's called FastSteel (made by Polymeric Systems, Inc) and it comes in a small round plastic cylinder and you can buy it at Lowe's Hardware store (probably Home Depot too).
It is a steel-reinforced epoxy putty.
Basically, you take a small portion of the putty, knead it, shape it, and apply.
The makers claim that it bonds with about anything made of metal and you can form it to your liking.
Anyway, I used this FastSteel to fill in the space that the insert was occupying.
It looks somewhat crude and a little bit ugly, and it has my fingerprints all over the putty as it's curing too--but it seems to be working just fine so far.
I'll try to take some pictures and post them.
There is also a similar product called AquaMend (also by Polymeric Systems):
It is an underwater repair epoxy and the makers claim that it "repairs and rebuilds anything made of fiberglass".
The label goes on to claim that it "repairs decks, hulls, fittings, tanks, pools, gutter, and more" and that it bonds to "fiberglass, metal, wood, concrete, ceramic, glass, and many plastics".
I used the AquaMend to repair the small curved plastic part that holds the sunvisor in place on my wife's car--that was over a year ago and it is still working just fine.
So now I'm thinking that this might be a "poor man's G-10"?
Has anyone else worked with this stuff or anything similar?
If so, what were your experiences?
And I'll keep you guys posted on how the Game Pro holds up with Allen's ugly insert.
Cheers,
Allen.
