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Super glue and braided line

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Brandon Khoo:
Mark, I have used it directly on braid as I used to use some braid to finish off the wind-back section of the twistie. It doesn't seem to have any effect at all on it.

For FG and PR knots, there is a special glue you can buy in Japan. I don't use it as I don't think it is helpful on a well-tied knot and conversely, it won't save a bad knot.

Peter Morris:

--- Quote from: Brandon Khoo on March 16, 2013, 12:04:43 PM ---Mark, I have used it directly on braid as I used to use some braid to finish off the wind-back section of the twistie. It doesn't seem to have any effect at all on it.

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Yeah, that was my exact use also...dries pretty hard but didn't matter there as the heat shrink went over the top.

Mark Harris:
Gents, thank you all very much. Again this forum comes through :) . Really appreciate all of that and it backs up my my home tests.

Whilst reading around I found out that the active ingredient in super glue - Cyanoacrylate - has an exothermic reaction with cotton! with that in mind I was a bit nervous that it would have at least some effect on braid. That does not seem to be the case though.

Pete - I have always been a bit nervous about heat shrink over braided line due to sensitivity of braid to heat. You never had any problems?

Nathan Tsao:
Aloha Mark,
there is also an adhesive called "PlioBond" that will work. I used to mainly use it on my flyfishing equipment because, as the name indicates, it remains a very pliable bond when joining lines. I used it for a while on my GT gear, but then lost the bottle and never bothered to buy it again.
The thick liquid will soak into the braided lines, then wipe off the excess. After it cures, it will remain highly flexible while still binding the fibers together.
One downside, is that it STINKS to high hell, a get out of the room kind of stink.

Mark Harris:
Many thanks Nathan. I see that Pliobond is a contact adhesive. It is not a brand I have ever seen but I can probably find a similar product.

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