You can use epoxy and still remove the tip-top if needed. As to why you would need to remove a tip-top, the only reason I can think of would be to re-use it if you had to rebuild the tip section.
Speaking of tip tops... I have been toying with the idea of not wrapping them as I just don't see the point of wraps at the tip-top other than aesthetics? Any other opinions? Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Steudel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:08 PM Subject: RE: Rod building: hot glue > I was discussing this with another lister, and I got the same advice from a > fly shop, why not just use epoxy on the tip? Why would I ever want to take > it off? Any ideas why you would want removable tips? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Blomquist > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 6:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Rod building: hot glue > > On Thursday 28 October 2004 5:27 pm, Mark Steudel wrote: > > So a friend that showed me how to attach the tip of the rod on, gave me > > this little stick of hot glue. I lost it or loaned it, and went by the > > local hardware store to pick up some. All they had was glue gun glue. It > > says that it works at high temperatures, is this the same stuff? > > You can use glue gun glue, but quite frankly its the melting point that is > the > big deal. You want to remove the tip without melting the blank. The amber > stuff meets that test, so does 5 minute epoxy, which is commonly used in the > > rod building trade. > > Rob > --- > Mountlake Terrace, WA >
