FishnChips Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I wish to ask a question. i have a 4WT bamboo Rod. The silver butt cap has come loose after 12.5 years. It is a light coloured walnut burl butt, with a non-threaded down locking reel seat. there is a small amount of light coloured original glue residue. Advice please, for secure re-attachment? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eotr Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Remove the old glue residue - light scraping should work. Try not to damage the visible part of the burl insert. Reglue with something like 3M 2216 epoxy. 2216 does not set as hard and glass-like as most other epoxies. Be sure to clean all new epoxy out of the reel seat pocket. Drill and pin the butt cap with .040" Nickle Silver wire - two pins at 90 degrees either side of the pocket. I have the stuff you need and plenty of time on my hands - PM me if you want some help with this simple fix. Regards Brent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnChips Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Good morning Brent, Excellent, thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Hey FishnChips, I am a rod builder and could fix this up for you as well. You can email me at ccfly.ca(at)gmail.com if you'd like. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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