Gluing rubber pieces

Trying to repair the foot on the extension laddder I use
in the hangar.

It needs a new rubber foot.

I'm riviting a 1/4" piece or rubber to the aluminum foot.
Then I want to glue a 1/8" piece to the that to cover the
rivet heads.

So the glue joint would mostly be in compression and would
have to have decent shear strength. It wouldn't have to have
more peel strength than what's required to reliably keep the
1/8" piece from falling off.

In the dark ages, I'd reach for the Pliobond. Is there a better
solution these days? Crazy glue of some kind?

Bill Hale Loveland CO

On May 24, 11:15*am, "
wrote:
Trying to repair the foot on the extension laddder I use
in the hangar.

It needs a new rubber foot.

I'm riviting a 1/4" piece or rubber to the aluminum foot.
Then I want to glue a 1/8" piece to the that to cover the
rivet heads.

So the glue joint would mostly be in compression and would
have to have decent shear strength. *It wouldn't have to have
more peel strength than what's required to reliably keep the
1/8" piece from falling off.

In the dark ages, I'd reach for the Pliobond. *Is there a better
solution these days? *Crazy glue of some kind?

Bill Hale Loveland CO

Maybe tire patching cement? Got a bike tire patch kit handy?

Dan

wrote:
Trying to repair the foot on the extension laddder I use
in the hangar.

It needs a new rubber foot.

I'm riviting a 1/4" piece or rubber to the aluminum foot.
Then I want to glue a 1/8" piece to the that to cover the
rivet heads.

So the glue joint would mostly be in compression and would
have to have decent shear strength. It wouldn't have to have
more peel strength than what's required to reliably keep the
1/8" piece from falling off.

In the dark ages, I'd reach for the Pliobond. Is there a better
solution these days? Crazy glue of some kind?

Bill Hale Loveland CO

I hear that auto rubber bushings (two tubular bushes with rubber in
between) use two part epoxy to fix the rubber

Brian W

Brian Whatcott wrote:

Shoe Goop

It's great for that kind of stuff.

cavelamb wrote:
Brian Whatcott wrote:

Shoe Goop

It's great for that kind of stuff.

Not my suggestion, but sensible, no doubt!

B

cavelamb wrote in
m:

Brian Whatcott wrote:

Shoe Goop

It's great for that kind of stuff.

As an aside, did you know that all the "GOOP" adhesives (All-
Purpose...Automotive...Plumbing...Marine...Craft.. .RV...Househol
d...Lawn&Garden...Wood&Furniture) are all the same. I called
the company for some information and happened to get a nice lady
that said so. The differentation is for marketing.

Or you thinking of "Shoe Goo", another one of Eclectic Product's
lines.

ken

Ken Moffett wrote:
cavelamb wrote in
m:

Brian Whatcott wrote:

Shoe Goop

It's great for that kind of stuff.

As an aside, did you know that all the "GOOP" adhesives (All-
Purpose...Automotive...Plumbing...Marine...Craft.. .RV...Househol
d...Lawn&Garden...Wood&Furniture) are all the same. I called
the company for some information and happened to get a nice lady
that said so. The differentation is for marketing.

Or you thinking of "Shoe Goo", another one of Eclectic Product's
lines.

ken

I went and looked. I have both, so what can I say?

cavelamb wrote in
m:

Ken Moffett wrote:
cavelamb wrote in
m:

Brian Whatcott wrote:

Shoe Goop

It's great for that kind of stuff.

As an aside, did you know that all the "GOOP" adhesives
(All-
Purpose...Automotive...Plumbing...Marine...Craft.. .RV...Hou
sehol d...Lawn&Garden...Wood&Furniture) are all the same.
I called the company for some information and happened to
get a nice lady that said so. The differentation is for
marketing.

Or you thinking of "Shoe Goo", another one of Eclectic
Product's lines.

ken

I went and looked. I have both, so what can I say?


I don't know if the Shoe Goo is different, but the "GOOP"s are
all the same.

ken

" wrote

So the glue joint would mostly be in compression and would
have to have decent shear strength. It wouldn't have to have
more peel strength than what's required to reliably keep the
1/8" piece from falling off.

I think you might be blinded to a more simple cure.

Can you not wrap the rubber around the piece that it sits on, and
mechanically fasten the rubber on the sides (90 degrees off of the bottom
plane) of the foot, either onto an existing part or to a small piece of
added angle stock?

Either that, or use a thicker piece of rubber, and countersink the rivit. A
piece of tire tread cut to size works great for that kind of thing.
--
Jim in NC

On Sun, 24 May 2009 10:15:02 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:


In the dark ages, I'd reach for the Pliobond. Is there a better
solution these days? Crazy glue of some kind?

Bill Hale Loveland CO

I'd still reach for pliobond!