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Posts by timday‭

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Q&A 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 broke...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by timday‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&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...

posted 5y ago by timday‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&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 b...

posted 5y ago by timday‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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