Fixing a Seperated Barrel

[Maxwell]

Does anyone have experience fixing these? I purchased it like this and the previous owner said that Teflon tape was the way to fix it. That made no sense to me but maybe my beliefs are limited in the way of Teflon tape applications.

[Ecapnation]

Teflon is meant to make things NOT stick it's basically thread lubricant so you can torque fittings further.

You'll want to use epoxy or something similar.

Best way to get them to align is on lathe centers

[Maxwell]

Yea, I figured he either misspoke or I've been using Teflon tape the wrong way my whole life. I don't have lathe centers, so I'll probably just see what happens with the Epoxy and buy another Doc's if I cant figure it out.

[tyronejk]

If you want to join them semi-permanently to see if you get it straight enough to shoot straight, you can try a few drops of super glue. It should hold it pretty well if the fit is close and if not, it should loosen with a heat gun and/or acetone.

[LukeAO]

red loctite(?)

[LukeAO]

Doing a test now, nothing fancy just gluing two flat pieces together with red loctite, I'll post finding tomorrow

[tyronejk]

Nice. If I were a betting man, I'd guess that the shear strength is decent but it'll lift apart easily.

[Chuck E Ducky]

Loctite will only harden when it’s in a sealed environment. It should work but there is a specific retaining type version of Loctite you can get that better.

[William the Third]

Henkel/Loctite make specific slip fit retaining compounds just for this.

[Maxwell]

I learned something new today. Thank you very much. For $25 Ill just snag a cheap twistlock but very good to know.

[LukeAO]

It's not the same thing, but I glue these dowel pins in with red loctite and it works great

[Maxwell]

If I had red loctite on hand Id give it a shot for science

[Reflex0283]

For hobby nerf applications, people that sleeve 5/8" OD aluminum with 17/32" OD brass always use red loctite, so I figure it should work in this application too

[PBGunny]

I have wondered how this stuff might work for your situation...

[Maxwell]

Looks viable, Ill have to remember not to clean my barrel with warm water in the sink though!

[LukeAO]

Solid as a rock! I dropped it, tapped it on a vise, twisted and pulled, it didn't budge.

[Maxwell]

Thank you for the testing sir. I've got this on hand so here goes nothing.

[LukeAO]

I suggest you put a piece of tape over the joint, let it sit for 24 hours

[Maxwell]

Will do, I'll get it set today. I'm playing a bunch of paintball this weekend so I'll report back Monday with the result and a shooting video.

[FredMnkyDad10]

Maxwell if you need a twist lock barrel let me know. I have plenty and can send you one.

[Maxwell]

Sending you a PM!