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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on August 06, 2015, 07:48:45 pm

Title: Gluing to bamboo
Post by: DC on August 06, 2015, 07:48:45 pm

I just tried to glue some Purpleheart tips to a bamboo backing and one popped off. I sanded both surfaces and glued with thick CA. Same method I've used before. The only things new are the bamboo and the size of the tips. The glued area is 7/32 x 1 1/8".

Title: Re: Gluing to bamboo
Post by: Badger on August 06, 2015, 07:56:50 pm

  Did you grind into the heartwood of the bamboo? perfectly flat? It should hold with any good glue.

Title: Re: Gluing to bamboo
Post by: bubby on August 06, 2015, 08:13:41 pm

What badger said I've dont it with no problems

Title: Re: Gluing to bamboo
Post by: DC on August 06, 2015, 08:33:50 pm

I didn't grind deep. I scraped the waxy stuff off and sanded it flat. I'm thinking now that I may not have waited long enough. You get used to CA setting up quickly but the thick stuff takes a half hour or so.

Title: Re: Gluing to bamboo
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 06, 2015, 09:13:19 pm

I had a couple tip overlay failures with CA glue so I don't use it anymore.  Never had one fail with TB3

Title: Re: Gluing to bamboo
Post by: DC on August 06, 2015, 09:21:42 pm

Were you using thick or thin CA Marc?

Title: Re: Gluing to bamboo
Post by: bubby on August 06, 2015, 10:05:12 pm

I use pro locktight runny ca never had one come off yet

Title: Re: Gluing to bamboo
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 06, 2015, 10:09:43 pm

It was a thick industrial grade glue on high string tension bows