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Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
By:Acors
Date: 2/25/2008, 10:49 am
In Response To: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? *Pic* (John Monroe)

if you want a bombproof bond do the sanding etc but cut a groove in the insert and one in the mast so that once together they will be in the same position, when its epoxied the epoxy ring formed in the groove will keep the insert in even if no other bond happened.
In various application a metal expanding ring is used around an insert groove to expand in the receiver's groove locking the two, this works in the same way with the epoxy in lieu of the metal expanding ring.

Ps: that its a foolproof way to fix forever mortise and tenon joints, like the ones in chairs that come apart all the times, and that with normal carpenter's glue

BTW: why cant you glue the insert in and: drill, insert and rivet a pin, file the pin to the surface of the tube?

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Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/24/2008, 3:02 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Acors -- 2/25/2008, 10:49 am
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John Monroe -- 2/26/2008, 5:59 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/26/2008, 5:48 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/28/2008, 5:15 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/28/2008, 6:48 pm
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John Monroe -- 2/29/2008, 3:30 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2008, 4:06 pm
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John Monroe -- 3/1/2008, 2:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2008, 2:22 am
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John Monroe -- 3/2/2008, 3:58 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/11/2008, 1:39 am
Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? Update. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 3/11/2008, 2:44 am
Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? Update. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 3/11/2008, 2:44 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2008, 4:19 am
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John Monroe -- 3/3/2008, 4:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/4/2008, 1:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2008, 4:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2008, 4:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2008, 4:21 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 2/25/2008, 12:26 pm
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John Monroe -- 2/25/2008, 3:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2008, 2:30 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/26/2008, 5:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2008, 4:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2008, 2:25 am
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John Monroe -- 2/25/2008, 3:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/25/2008, 1:48 am
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Mike Savage -- 2/24/2008, 7:26 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Michael McCluskey -- 2/24/2008, 6:54 am