axkiker
Aluminum
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2009
- Location
- Louisville ky
Im needing to make a part for an antique fishing reel I use. Its simply a knob on the side which controls the spool tension. The original was nothing more than a machined aluminum cap with internal threads that fit over the spool shaft. The problem is that the original never had any way to make sure the knob wouldnt back off as it was being used. As you fish it gradually would back itself off until eventually you re-tighten, or it falls off. As it did, and why im now making a new one.
So my thought was to make a new knob out of delrin, slightly smaller than the original. This way it would be fairly tight almost like an aircraft nut. Then make an aluminum cover that I would epoxy to the delrin. Just curious if its even possible to glue aluminum to delrin, and if so by what means.
So my thought was to make a new knob out of delrin, slightly smaller than the original. This way it would be fairly tight almost like an aircraft nut. Then make an aluminum cover that I would epoxy to the delrin. Just curious if its even possible to glue aluminum to delrin, and if so by what means.