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never tried that
i have relied on Acraglas for stock work
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Dean, I applied a masking tape to the outside (checkered area), worked it into the checkering with my thumb hoping to control any that went thru (2 cracks you could actually see a tiny sliver of light thru after acetone cleaning). Applied the epoxy to the inside of fore end and used a popcicle stick to spread, and an orangewood cuticle stick and a finger tip to force it into the cracks. As this stuff cures so slowly you had 30+ minutes to fool with it. I placed a couple of rubber bands on it when epoxy finally started to gel. I ended up with cracks filled all the way thru and the tape kept the over penetration to a bare minimum
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12-20-2020, 12:28 PM | #5 | ||||||
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The issue with breaks like that is reinforcing them so that they dont break again.
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12-20-2020, 04:30 PM | #6 | ||||||
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I was tempted to place a piece of thin fiberglass material in the epoxy inside the piece but was scared of the clearance to the recoil spring. I don't know how tight it is and sure didn't want to have to sand the glass out!
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Many of the Reminton 1100s have a thin patch of fiberglass cloth epoxyed at the inside receiver end of the forend. It works. I would add some blue painters tape to the area to see what clearance you have.
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12-30-2020, 09:36 AM | #8 | ||||||
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I have used carbon fiber with good results where clearance is an issue. CF can be as thin as 1/64 and is incredibly strong. Bonds very well with Acraglas and West Systems epoxy.
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