[Milsurplus] Gluing Phenolic - advice?

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Have you gotten any thoughts on that?  Haven't seen any post via the reflector.  There's some google references on chemicals for bonding phenolic.
Assuming it's a hollow coil form, is there enough room to insert a tubular form inside for strength instead of relying on just a glue joint for strength? 
If the coil form is also the mechanical support for another element, gluing may never be strong enough.  Perhaps look for a similar sized phenolic rod or cylinder and make a new copy of it?  Might be able to do it with other materials besides phenolic.  There's some odd phenolic material at my local surplus store so maybe I can find something if you want to try making a replacement, or try Ebay for raw materials.
WayneWB4OGM

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From: Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: Milsurplus <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Mon, Dec 17, 2018 2:13 pm
Subject: [Milsurplus] Gluing Phenolic - advice?

I have a 40 meter trap which goes in my antenna here. The coil is wound on a large 
phenolic cylinder, which is over an inch in diameter and the walls are almost 1/2" thick.

The last time the darned tree-rats dropped my antenna, the phenolic cylinder broke.

I want to glue it solidly, but despite having tried Epoxy, that didn't hold.

Anyone know of a better glue for phenolic?

Ken W7EKB
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