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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bushboy on February 18, 2013, 12:39:43 pm

Title: tip over lay question?
Post by: bushboy on February 18, 2013, 12:39:43 pm

having mostly done self nocks and flat glue ons,am wondering what type of glue you good folks have used in the past with good results for angle glue ons?thx's  ???

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: Roy on February 18, 2013, 12:42:18 pm

I use smooth on, but you will get many opinions on this. Lots of guys use super glue, or other two part epoxys.

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: gutpile on February 18, 2013, 12:44:30 pm

gorilla glue has worked for me

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: k-hat on February 18, 2013, 12:53:34 pm

i've used TB2 and superglue.  Both hold fine, gotta be quick with cyano though.  I switched to cyano mainly because i didn't like the yellow glue i couldn't completely get rid of at the transition.  Course i may should have used more pressure to make a thinner glue line.

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: osage outlaw on February 18, 2013, 12:54:03 pm

I've only done a few tip overlays of wood, horn, and ivory.  I used superglue on all of them.  I'll probably keep using it unless I have one fail. 

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: Gordon on February 18, 2013, 01:33:27 pm

I use superglue and have never had a tip failure yet.

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: JonW on February 18, 2013, 01:58:12 pm

I use the ultra high sofisticated space age J-B WELD. Fills gaps and when dry gives a laminated look.

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: Weylin on February 18, 2013, 01:59:40 pm

Superglue for me. I think a gel type works best or at least something fairly viscous.

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: bubby on February 18, 2013, 02:16:53 pm

tb2

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: Pat B on February 18, 2013, 03:08:52 pm

Any of the TB glues, super glue or 2ton epoxy.

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: Stringman on February 18, 2013, 04:20:13 pm

TBIII never had any failures and I can start (careful) shaping after about 4 hrs dry time.

Scott

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: Carson (CMB) on February 18, 2013, 04:45:09 pm

I like medium thickness super glue.  I have started shaping within 20 mins.

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 18, 2013, 05:18:49 pm

10minute epoxy

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: Tom Leemans on February 18, 2013, 05:21:02 pm

Loctite super glue gel

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 18, 2013, 05:23:05 pm

 
 

Quote from: Carson (CMB) on February 18, 2013, 04:45:09 pm

I like medium thickness super glue.  I have started shaping within 20 mins.

Likewise. I dunk mine in water and start much faster than slow poke Carson's 20 minutes.

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: BowEd on February 18, 2013, 08:23:27 pm

Diddo....Smooth on or super glue with no failures.

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: Danzn Bar on February 18, 2013, 09:25:47 pm

Pearl..............How does " dunk mine in water" effect the glue ??  Please explain

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 18, 2013, 09:32:28 pm

Quote from: Danzn Bar on February 18, 2013, 09:25:47 pm

Pearl..............How does " dunk mine in water" effect the glue ??  Please explain

Can't explain the science. The glue hardens instantly. At least my loctite does. Pretty cool. My buddy Marty showed me.

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: _Jon_ on February 18, 2013, 09:39:52 pm

I use a bottle of PAppy's hard to get ultra secret Super Glue on all my tips.  Never had one fail yet.  I have knocked a few tips off by wacking them on the floor or a rock or something else hard, but that was because I never seem to follow Pappy's advice on putting tip overlays on the right way.   :D

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: Cameroo on February 19, 2013, 08:05:54 am

Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on February 18, 2013, 05:23:05 pm

 

Quote from: Carson (CMB) on February 18, 2013, 04:45:09 pm

I like medium thickness super glue.  I have started shaping within 20 mins.

Likewise. I dunk mine in water and start much faster than slow poke Carson's 20 minutes.

Put a squirt of accelerator on one side, then you're really cookin with gas ;)

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: Pappy on February 19, 2013, 08:32:35 am

I don't do angle tip overlays but use super glue on all of mine and most around the shop does also,no problems. I use to use TB3 and had a few mishaps ,plus takes to long before you can work them.Yall know what a hurry I get in building bows. ;) ;D ;D
   Pappy

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: DuBois on February 19, 2013, 08:39:23 am

Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on February 18, 2013, 09:32:28 pm

Quote from: Danzn Bar on February 18, 2013, 09:25:47 pm

Pearl..............How does " dunk mine in water" effect the glue ??  Please explain

Can't explain the science. The glue hardens instantly. At least my loctite does. Pretty cool. My buddy Marty showed me.

On an interesting side note, I used some acrylic hobby paint from wally world a few weeks back that I mixed in with liquid gorilla super glue and sawdust to fill a hole and it hardened in like 45 seconds. I was really hustling to get the hole done!

I just tried my first overlays and used 5 min. epoxy so I'm glad to see at least one epoxy user ::)

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: snag on February 19, 2013, 12:47:46 pm

I was told about a company, Starbond, by a glass bow bowyer. They have several types of glue. One of them is said to be 4 times stronger than regular superglue. Just thought I'd pass this along.
David

Title: Re: tip over lay question?
Post by: bushboy on February 19, 2013, 12:49:53 pm

thx's for all the replies 8)