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Re: Strip: Quick Repair?
By:Jay Babina
Date: 10/24/2017, 6:23 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Quick Repair? (M A Bielski)

As far as 5 minute epoxy, they all have their limitations and uses. I always have a few tubes of 5 and 15 minute stuff around.

a few months back i broke the collet (blade holding end) on my DeWalt jig saw. I was using it and the blade end hit into metal grounding it banging it upward into the blade holder etc. I had a crack and it would no longer hold blades. The DeWalt mechanism is overly designed and I would not want to take it apart, plus the replacement part(s) was like $45. And its about 18 years old.

I sanded the collet and used a thin layer of 5 minute epoxy for metal. As it was hardening I piled on more creating a lump like a weld. I let it harden for over a day. So far so good. What else could have repaired that? This was loctite brand and they claim you can even tap the hardened epoxy. In 5 minutes it hardens but complete hardening is in days much like the stuff we all use for our boats.

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Strip: Quick Repair?
Philip Freeman -- 10/22/2017, 6:39 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/22/2017, 6:48 pm
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Charles H Robinson Jr -- 10/22/2017, 8:17 pm
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M A Bielski -- 10/23/2017, 6:19 am
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howard -- 10/23/2017, 8:04 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/23/2017, 10:57 pm
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M A Bielski -- 10/24/2017, 12:08 am
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howard -- 10/24/2017, 6:30 am
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Jay Babina -- 10/24/2017, 6:23 pm
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M A Bielski -- 10/24/2017, 11:23 pm
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Jay Babina -- 10/23/2017, 7:24 am
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Paul Sylvester -- 10/24/2017, 4:12 am
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Philip Freeman -- 10/24/2017, 7:53 pm
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Justin -- 10/25/2017, 3:40 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/25/2017, 12:07 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/25/2017, 12:25 pm
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Justin -- 10/26/2017, 5:33 am