I opened this thread thinking I would learn how to glue a pin back into a butt...and I did. So thanks to the OP.
The reactions of Mike and others are understandable - why would you not take a short drive to pay an expert $25-35 for a simple fix that if you tried it yourself, you might screw up a $1,000 pool cue?
I used to live in an area where the only local cue repairman any of us knew of, worked at the local pool hall and consistently screwed up our cues. Often he couldn't even be counted on to successfully glue on a tip. It was because of him that I began to teach myself simple cue repairs. I don't know the situation of the OP, but it makes sense that he would at least ask his question here first, where he has access to a plethora of true cue repair experts. Worst case is he learns that he is short of skills and needs to take the cue in.
Another thing to consider: many of us remember beginner cuemakers ten years ago asking crazy questions and offering even crazier solutions to problems. We often insulted and made fun of them, yet they slogged on. Now some of them are much improved (we seldom, if ever, make fun of them
and they are respected on the forum. I could give plenty of examples, but I would hate for them to take it as making fun of their beginnings as opposed to congratulating them for their current abilities.
Perhaps someday the OP will be a cue-maker and we can remind him of his 'rubber cement' thoughts.