Gorilla Glue...

[GeeZa32 0]

Anyone use this stuff for glueing blades into shafts??? If so, is it easy to remove the blade after it breaks??

[Cavs019 710]

Unless you plan on chopping down trees with your stick, usually the standard hot melt with a piece of tape is sufficient.

[GeeZa32 0]

Unless you plan on chopping down trees with your stick, usually the standard hot melt with a piece of tape is sufficient.

I know it's sufficient, gorilla glue just seems easier to me :). With glue guns ya gotta plug em in, warm em up, pop a new stick of glue in if your runnin low....with gorilla glue it just seems like lube it up, stick it in and BAM! magic stick! But I'd worry about taking it out, perhaps it would be too sticky and the blade would get stuck...

[Drewhunz 3]

DON'T use Gorilla Glue!!!! It uases a catalyst which causes an exothermic reaction (gets pretty hot). If you are using a composite shaft or blade, this could weaken the fiber matrix. Also, Gorilla Glue expands, so if you have a tight fit, the shaft could split. If you want to use a cold set glue, I would recommend getting a thin set CA glue from a hobby shop like HobbytownUSA. They make this glue that can be used with foam, therefore you do not have to worry about heat being created or the glue expanding in the joint.

[skyepiper 0]

Gorrilla glue is a poly-urethane glue that foams (as Drewunz said, it produces heat from an exothermic reaction), doubt if it would weaken the fiber, but why take the chance? This stuff gets extremely hard, think epoxy-like. VERY unlikely to remove a blade after you use this.

Keeping up with cleaning the glue off the stick while it cured (as I said it foams) would be more a of pain than a hot glue gun in my opinion...

[hunter4oz 0]

Gorrilla glue is basically a very strong super glue. i wouldnt recomend it in any shaft. youd have to cut the shaft to get out the blade so its not a good idea

[prenny207 1]

I know it's sufficient, gorilla glue just seems easier to me :). With glue guns ya gotta plug em in, warm em up, pop a new stick of glue in if your runnin low....

then don't use a glue gun... use a heat gun... heat the glue, apply to blade, enter shaft... pretty easy if you ask me. is this really that time consuming?????????

and gorilla glue, no you wouldn't be able to get the blade out easily.

my old man uses that stuff to repair his composite blades if they get chipped or even split!

[Cannon12 0]

I dont even bother with glue anymore. One strip of stick tape on the wide side of the part that goes into the shaft, up one side over the top and down the other side, a little heat from a heat gun on the shaft and push it in. Just like glue, but no mess. Everyone carries stick tape anyway, all you need is a heat gun.

[biff44 0]

I suppose it is possible to use gorilla glue, but 1) you will never get the blade out again, and 2) gorilla glue needs some water moisture to cure properly (which is usually gets from wood parts being glued). I doubt there is enough water moisture in a composite stick for it to cure properly. and 3) Even if you could get it to cure, you would first have to remove ALL traces of hot melt glue from the blade and shaft before you used any other glue. Cleaning the old hot melt will be a lot more work than simply using a heat gun like the stick is designed for.