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  1. 11th April 2011, 05:50 PM #1
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    Default gluing steel rods in wood.

    On request I've been asked every so kindly to make a rolling pin with bearings.

    in anycase my concern is what glue to use to lock up steel hardware in wood.

    .........got steel rod going into a handle...(1st pic of an experiment) Tight hammer fit. I don't want the rod spinning (and hoping glue will be enough that I don't have to pin it somehow) ...wondering what glue....epoxy ?

    and got bearings going into the main body.(2nd pic).....Definetly thinking epoxy will work here cause I can see it going off spilling around the bearings locking it up, so the bearings won't (shouldn't fingers crossed) come out.

    the bearings won't slip on the rod because I'm using a loctite product. Already tried taking one off and happy with it. Wrecked a bearing trying to get it off.

    Just the rod in the handle I'm wondering about. ? Don't want it to ever come out.

    appreciate any thoughts

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    Jake, If you roughen the rod to give the epoxy something to grip to you will have no problems. When I have joined a handle to a walking stick, I used a thick super glue, slow drying , plenty of time to get it lined up and cramped.
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    Cording to this bloke, this stuff is the Ducks Coconuts -


    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f221/m...tralia-133837/
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    Yep, I'd go epoxy. Roughen the rod, don't make it too tight - ie not a force fit, and clean both surfaces with metho or acetone before you glue it up.
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    G'Day Jake,
    You might be able to "knurl" the rod at the position for the bearing to give you an interference fit.
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    Also consider cutting some thin slices into the end of the rod to make barbs like a fishing hook. Use a thin hacksaw, and bend them out with a screwdriver. The rod will go in okay, but it'll never come out. The harder you pull, the deeper they dig in.
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    I agree with the above, scratching the rod with 50 or 60 grit sandpaper and epoxy.
    So much timber, so little time.

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    Polyurethane glue will also do a good job. I use it for Stainless rods in spotted gum regularly. Pretty good working time too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ironwood View Post
    Cording to this bloke, this stuff is the Ducks Coconuts -


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    Not any more he doesn't!
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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    Not any more he doesn't!
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    thanks for the thoughts.

    think what I might do is buy grade 8.8 bolts and use it as the shaft. And put the thread end into the handle. Plenty of places for the epoxy to grip onto there.

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    I don't think they need to be high tensile, ordinary ones will do.
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    So what are we gonna roll here? Bitumen?
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    Quote Originally Posted by View Post
    I don't think they need to be high tensile, ordinary ones will do.
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    Huh?
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