Cheese slicer epoxy question

[Drcal]

I just finished some handles for cheese spreaders from PSI. See photo of what I mean.

I haven't put mine together yet because it requires that you put the tang into a 1/4" diameter hole, 1 1/4" deep with epoxy. I haven't worked with epoxy in over 10 years. Because the tang is a flat narrow piece of metal and the hole it goes into is round, the epoxy has to fill the gaps. I bought gap-filling epoxy but I am not sure if I should put the glue on the tang real thickly or just into the hole???

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Carmen
Tampa Bay

 

[Drcal]

Here's the photo

 

[jaeger]

I would put the epoxy in the handle. I would also wrap a piece of painters tape on both pieces to make clean up easier.

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[MIKL]

i made some cheese knives a while ago and i wasn't happy with the idea of a round hole and a flat blade so my fix is -

cut a slot in a 1/4" dowel the length of the tang,glue the tang into the dowel and the dowel in the hole

all mine are still cutting cheese

i hope this helps

MIK

 

[Drcal]

MIK
Great idea. Do you remember if you used CA glue or epoxy?

Carmen

 

[MIKL]

MIK
Great idea. Do you remember if you used CA glue or epoxy?

Carmen

at the time i would have used 24hr/superstrength (different names in different countries) epoxy

now i have become allergic the epoxy so i would have to find something else, i don't think CA would stand up due to it being a brittle glue

all the best

MIK

 

[HamTurns]

I've made a couple dozen of those and find that almost filling the hole with epoxy then putting in the blade works well.

I do tape it off for easier cleanup.


Happy turning
Tom