![]() ![]() Acraglass is OK as a glue, but it's only just OK. That's because the super-strong epoxy glue they used as bedding compound continued to shrink - which would be a good thing as a glue, but not such a good thing as a bedding compound.Ģ. I've seen people use other epoxy compounds for bedding, and on day 2, their bedding job seems beautifully tight - two years later, you can wiggle the barreled action in the bedding. As such, Acraglass doesn't keep shrinking the way that other epoxy glues tend to over time once Acraglass sets up, it stays the size you get on (eg) day 2 as on day 200. It's epoxy, yes, but the #1 issue in bedding compounds is dimensional stability. I do realize that there be many new kinds of adhesives that I am not aware of and wonder if there is something better? Thanks for any comments!Ī couple of things to take note of with Acraglass:ġ. Had I continued the job without asking here, I would have gone with the long cure time epoxy with added dye. When the two pieces are clamped together, there is the slightest gap due to missing wood so whatever glue is used it will need to able to fill a slight gap and still function as glue. While I was careful picking the unknown glue from the wood, I also had to remove some wood as the glue had stuck securely. When it failed, probably from a poor fit during the repair, the glue stuck to one side and took a thin veneer of wood from the other side. ![]() All have seemed to work okay but this one worries me since it has already failed. In the past I have used the Brownells AccraGlas, 24 hour epoxy, super glue, Gorilla Glue and Titebond. So I have carefully picked away all the old glue, drilled both sides for invisible cross pins (hardwood dowels) and am ready to glue and clamp. I had the gun originally to fix an intermittent firing issue but when test firing that repair, the forend came apart after the 8th shot. I am in the process of repairing the forend of an o/u shotgun that had split down the middle and then "repaired" by the owner. ![]()
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