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| Edit | Post #39591 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What sort of glue (if any) to use to fix replacement tips onto carbon fibre trekking poles? Outcome: In the end I followed the instructions and simply tapped the new pole tip on with a sharp strike of the pole onto hard flagstone pavement. With hindsight, I wonder if it would have been best to do this immediately after the old tip was removed and while any glue reside was still in its warm... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: What sort of glue (if any) to use to fix replacement tips onto carbon fibre trekking poles? Here are a few interesting data points from the cross-country skiing world which shows a heat gun (or boiling) and hot glue/a hot glue gun being used to replace the tip on a ski pole: https://youtu.be/3NpCYOW7s-k and https://youtu.be/SBNVS29cdUs . Looks like the ideal solution, albeit requiring spe... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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What sort of glue (if any) to use to fix replacement tips onto carbon fibre trekking poles? I have a pair of quite old Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork Flicklock trekking poles. After much use and abuse the tip on one of them has finally gotten bashed in (the carbide tip has either broken or been pushed back completely inside the plastic mount and although still usable the pole is now nowh... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |