Bakelite Grip Crack

ithacaartist · 01-30-2022, 02:07 PM

I'm sorta with G.T. here. The liquid form of Superglue--not the gel--would be quite capable of being sucked into a crack by capillary action. You'd need to use this technique if the piece is cracked but not completely broken off, and it's not possible to address all of both sides of the separation.

Another trade secret for Superglue is that sprinkling baking soda on top hardens it in the blink of an eye. The need for an anaerobic environment for it to set is thus avoided.

A grade of epoxy that's thin to begin with can be further thinned with alcohol to get it sufficiently runny to travel far enough into the crack to be effective. Alcohol can also be used to clean up excess before it sets if you use a cloth that's just dampened with it, not a deluge of alcohol.

gunbugs · 01-30-2022, 03:04 PM

Regular Brownell's Acra-glas epoxy would do the trick. Not the gel. You can use compressed air to gently blow it into the crack. I've done this with cracked wooden stocks on many occasions. Plus you can dye the epoxy black. Super glue doesn't really have any structural strength that I'm aware of. JB weld should be banned from use on firearms in any form.

01-30-2022, 02:07 PM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,419 Thanks: 7,605 Thanked 2,672 Times in 1,403 Posts	I'm sorta with G.T. here. The liquid form of Superglue--not the gel--would be quite capable of being sucked into a crack by capillary action. You'd need to use this technique if the piece is cracked but not completely broken off, and it's not possible to address all of both sides of the separation. Another trade secret for Superglue is that sprinkling baking soda on top hardens it in the blink of an eye. The need for an anaerobic environment for it to set is thus avoided. A grade of epoxy that's thin to begin with can be further thinned with alcohol to get it sufficiently runny to travel far enough into the crack to be effective. Alcohol can also be used to clean up excess before it sets if you use a cloth that's just dampened with it, not a deluge of alcohol. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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01-30-2022, 03:04 PM	#2
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 685 Thanks: 375 Thanked 1,232 Times in 416 Posts	Regular Brownell's Acra-glas epoxy would do the trick. Not the gel. You can use compressed air to gently blow it into the crack. I've done this with cracked wooden stocks on many occasions. Plus you can dye the epoxy black. Super glue doesn't really have any structural strength that I'm aware of. JB weld should be banned from use on firearms in any form.