Delrin and epoxy

Anonymous Coward · 04-22-2008, 05:42 PM

I have figured out how to turn the less-than-stellar under tow bolt from ACP, unto a Cooper-T clone. I'll take a bendy-straw, insert it down the bolt, and fill in the surrounding area with epoxy. This will give me the desired channel I want. Then either remove the straw or cut the straw flush with the bolt.

But I have never used expoxy and delrin together before. I've used glass quartz epoxy, but nothing of this nature. I know glass epoxy would not survive in this application. Anyone have real recommendations on an epoxy product that can be had from a hardware or automotive store that can bind with/hold against delrin and take the punishment of being inside a bolt?

I don't want epoxy bits or chunks flying out the end of the barrel.

So far this under tow bolt doesn't do anything other than what the open face bolt already does. Now I'm inclined to fix it.

Anonymous Coward · 04-22-2008, 11:44 PM

I can't do it. I got my answer from wikipedia.

Polyoxymethylene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rats! I price the chemical etching and resin. Not worth it by a long shot. I could have a custom bolt hand made at that price.

My next step is to find an insert and then set screw it into the bolt. Sigh. Right now I vote this is the worst bolt upgrade for the VM. They should have followed Chauncey's design. The open face bolt is really nice. But the undertow is not worth it with it's current design.

04-22-2008, 05:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anonymous Coward Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 153	Delrin and epoxy I have figured out how to turn the less-than-stellar under tow bolt from ACP, unto a Cooper-T clone. I'll take a bendy-straw, insert it down the bolt, and fill in the surrounding area with epoxy. This will give me the desired channel I want. Then either remove the straw or cut the straw flush with the bolt. But I have never used expoxy and delrin together before. I've used glass quartz epoxy, but nothing of this nature. I know glass epoxy would not survive in this application. Anyone have real recommendations on an epoxy product that can be had from a hardware or automotive store that can bind with/hold against delrin and take the punishment of being inside a bolt? I don't want epoxy bits or chunks flying out the end of the barrel. So far this under tow bolt doesn't do anything other than what the open face bolt already does. Now I'm inclined to fix it.

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04-22-2008, 11:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anonymous Coward Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 153	I can't do it. I got my answer from wikipedia. Polyoxymethylene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rats! I price the chemical etching and resin. Not worth it by a long shot. I could have a custom bolt hand made at that price. My next step is to find an insert and then set screw it into the bolt. Sigh. Right now I vote this is the worst bolt upgrade for the VM. They should have followed Chauncey's design. The open face bolt is really nice. But the undertow is not worth it with it's current design.