Bolt sleeving

[liseo]

Hi

How do you attach the sleeves to the bolt? Red loctite, Devcon, silver soldering?
I tried with marinetex,, but not happy with the results.
Any tips?

Tks and happy new year to all...

 

[paperpuncher]

Split sleeves ? I have used JB weld

 

[RPSGuns]

I've used silver solder and loctite 620. Both work well but the loctite is the easiest way to go.

 

[marazzi59]

What about the marinetex did you not like?

 

[LVLAaron]

silver solder

 

[DaveTooley]

Marinetex is a filler not a fastener. Most an epoxy will work. I keep 5 minute Devcon for simple jobs like this.

 

[liseo]

What about the marinetex did you not like?

When turning to the correct diameter, the sleeve came loose, even after carefully removing any oil present.
I thought about making a very fine internal thread (something like 48 TPI) to increase the contact area and improve grip. But I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do.

 

[liseo]

Marinetex is a filler not a fastener. Most an epoxy will work. I keep 5 minute Devcon for simple jobs like this.

The first time I did sleeving, I used Devcon and got good results. I imagined that with Marinetex I would get the same result. Maybe I did something wrong

 

[DaveTooley]

Marinetex is for fiberglass repair. It turns out to be a pretty good bedding compound. It fills up a space with little surface adhesion. I can have it run down into and around the guard screws and will still be able to remove the screws.

 

[liseo]

Split sleeves ? I have used JB weld

Will try this next time

 

[WSnyder]

Loctite Black Max

If memory isn’t failing me I believe Bob Brackney was using it many years ago and that’s where I believe I got the idea from. Has to be something like 30 years or so I’ve been using it for various things including sleeves.

At a much lower cost I want to try the Bob Smith and see how it does to substitute for Black Max:

https://www.hobbytown.com/bob-smith-industries-ic2000-black-rubber-toughened-1oz-bsi118/p37065

 

[paperpuncher]

I used the slow cure not the 5 minute stuff
Greg Tannel had a video on sleeving bolts

 

[Walt Krafft]

A rough surface on both pieces will be your friend.

 

[Bill Rodolph]

I've used split sleeves and JB Weld with success.

 

[clowdis]

I haven't done any but if I did I would probably use the Loctite Black Max.

 

[V35]

I use JB Weld, just the regular kind. Leave a rough surface finish on the bolt and inside of bushings.

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

Low temp silver solder is 4 - 8 times as strong as epoxy. Super easy to use. No danger of damaging heat treatment, if done properly.
That's what I've used, but there's more than one way to skin a cat.

 

[liseo]

Low temp silver solder is 4 - 8 times as strong as epoxy. Super easy to use. No danger of damaging heat treatment, if done properly.
That's what I've used, but there's more than one way to skin a cat.

I looked at Brownells but it is out of stock

 

[jackieschmidt]

Split sleeves ? I have used JB weld

^^^^^^^^

 

[Will Henry]

Back when I used to do split sleeves, I used soft solder. I don't think I've used a sleeve for twenty years, since I switched to bumps. WH