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gluing hackle to parachute post

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Yup...Dick Talleur has a good explanation of how to do it on his site.....makes for a very durable fly.

I like using the thinner Zap A Gap for this. I ran a poll in here a while back and the glue off is definitely a less used method.

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I like it. But that said it makes a very stiff post, which I tend not to like very much,

 

 

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I'm a gluer. I'm also diabetic, so I have a ready supply of syringes that I use to get the glue into the base of the post. This keeps me from puting too much glue on, which wicks up the post, making it very stiff.

Two cautions if you use this method - 1. DON'T use someone elses syringes. 2. These puppies are SHARP.

If you go to your local pharmacist and explain what you want them for, you can probably buy some.

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I have done it,and if done VERY carefully,works quite well. The only drawback to it,it that for it to be truly effective,the hackle MUST hang under tension against the post until the CA is completely dry. This actually takes the better part of 5 minutes....CA is only "instant" on certain substances,and fur and feathers are not in the group!! Last year,I tied all my parachutes with glued hackle,and none of them have come apart yet!

Jack

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