A Joint Issue

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Tony Zinzola

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I had a problem with the threads in the A Joint (Forearm Side) stripping when I was tightening it up after epoxying it.

My question is would I be safe filling the threaded area with epoxy and then retap it, or should I plug it and then retap it?

Thanks
 
Is it an insert? or wood joint?
If it is an insert you can get away with using a good 2 ton epoxy to hold the insert secure.
If it is just wood threads, my choice is plug it and retap it.
Hope this helps,
Jim
 
Tony Zinzola said:
I had a problem with the threads in the A Joint (Forearm Side) stripping when I was tightening it up after epoxying it.

My question is would I be safe filling the threaded area with epoxy and then retap it, or should I plug it and then retap it?

Thanks
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Would you be at peace knowing that only epoxy is holding that bolt?
No wood?
Thread a wood dowel there then drill/bore retap if it were me.
 
What kind of epoxy were you using? Sometimes if you're using two ton epoxy without any presure relief it blows out the threads.
 
I had pressure release. I was having trouble getting it to spin true after connecting it and tightened it up really snug. All looked good, so I glued it up and it stripped the threads. I'll just plug it and redo it.

Thanks for the advice
 
Tony, if it was a 3/8" connecting screw drill out the hole with a 3/8" drill then fill with bondo. The auto store will sell a version for fiberglass and wood. When it is dry drill and tap as if it where wood. This would be better than a ton of glue and easier than a plug.

jimbo.
 
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