two part epoxy OK for putting pin in a sneaky?

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8nout

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So I cut a house cue at 29", faced it off, drilled and tapped it. I used the wrong size drill, it is a little oversized for the 3/8-10 tap so threads are kinda sloppy but will hold I think.

My question is will two part epoxy be OK to set the pin? I'm going to try to put epoxy on the pin, screw it in and then screw a shaft onto the pin while it dries with the hope the pin will set straight.

This is my first and probably last attempt at cue conversion. I will try not to epoxy the whole thing back together and wind up with a jointed one-piece house cue. :o

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Slow set epoxy

Slow setting epoxy will work fine. While your at it you can use the left over epoxy to coat the threads in the shaft (if they are not too sloppy) and retap them for a tighter fit. Good luck! :smile:
 
If you are going to try this, don't use the shaft. Put it in the lathe & install the pin, then put the exposed end of the pin in the drill chuck on the tailstock, just like you are chucking up a drill bit. It doesn't have to be super tight, just snug enough to center the pin. Screw the pin in to the bottom, then backwards 1/4 turn to free it up from the bottom, and this will leave the pin with a little bit of slop so it'll be easy for the drill chuck to center it. It won't be dead nuts perfect but will be close.
 
JoeyInCali said:
I'd bore it and plug it up with maple/bocote first.
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I agree 1,000%. While the epoxy is probably strong enough to hold the pin it's not going to help the alignment. It's hard enough getting non shouldered pins to run dead nuts true let alone if it's being glued into a sub par setting.

Dick
 
3/8-10 threads I step drill, ream, then slightly bore to the final ID. I then tap using the piloted tap, and that's usually just what I need, but sometimes the full threaded pins can be inconsistent, and so the fit may be a hair too snug with some, I have another tap that I follow up with in those situations, and that usually opens It up perfectly snug without getting It sloppy.

If It were Me, in This situation I would also bore, plug It with new wood or other,then start over. IMO Nothing good can from from slopping epoxy in there to fill up the gaps, but who am I to say, I guess It may get Ya by If You can get the pin to set straight, and It's Your only option.
 
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