Glue for brass to wood?

[Jorge Rodrigues]

Hello,

I want to glue a brass ferrule to ash wood.

Can anyone suggest the best glue for this?

Thanks

 

[Myfordman]

I'd use 2 part epoxy - araldite or similar. leave the wood untreated for best adhesion and scratch the inside of the ferrule to give a surface key.

 

[rosinante]

Making the assumption that it is a round ferrule and it is for a tool handle to stop the wood splitting I would make it a tight and very slight taper fit ,when fitting the tang of the tool make that a good tight fit ,when driven together the relative expansion should lock them together without glue, then with a punch indent the ferrule, see comercially fitted units.as above for glue if required,Hth
Chris

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I don't know about the indent - the thickness of the brass on the ferule of my cue would mean the ferrule distorting before it every indented. I'd stick with the 2 part.

 

[rosinante]

Hi we still don't know what the end use of the ferrule is, for a cue tight taper and glue will work for both, impact loading on both if cue or chisel,

 

[ED65]

If it's for a tool-handle ferrule then just a drop of superglue might suffice but if you need it to withstand repeated shocks then epoxy is your man.

5-minute stuff is more than sufficient. And no need to spend on a big brand either, 151 or Poundland's range work just as well IME.

 

[Jorge Rodrigues]

Rosinante,

I am wanting to add a brass ferule to a snooker cue tip.(I would add a picture, but I don't know how)

The recess in the shaft will not be tapperd.

Also where can a get some 2 part?

Cheers

 

[Spindle]

Hi

The application you describe will experience repeated shock loading which will break the bond of both superglue and epoxy - for this sort of application I'd use hot melt glue - put a blob in the tip socket, heat the tip to melt the glue and fit to the cue.

Regards Mick

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Mine's been epoxied for the best part of 40 years and hasn't come off yet.

 

[Spindle]

Yes - but what about your cue tip

With todays products I still think hot melt provides the best solution.

 

[Jorge Rodrigues]

I'm confident that superglue for gluing the tip on is ok, I've been doing for years, and I know cue maker use it too.

Not sure about the ferrule though.

 

[Spindle]

Sorry - I was referring to the ferrule joint to the cue body.