Stick extension problems

[Rookie109]

Basics: I almost always have problems with wooden stick extensions, the pathetic amount of glue that comes with them never holds. Any suggestions what type of adhesive to make it stay put for good? Crazy glue, gorilla glue etc? This is a wooden extension inside a composite stick; they always take several attempts and costs me lots of white tape to redo it many times.

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[puckpilot]

You can put strips of hockey tape along the sides of the extension to make it fit snugger. In regards to glue, you can use the hot glue gun glue sticks. I'm not 100% sure it's the same as what comes on the extensions, but when I use it, it works the same and reacts the same to heat. So, in practice it's close enough.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Are you using a heat gun or something like a blow dryer or stove-top to install the extension? I'd make sure you are using a heat gun and making sure you are adequately and evenly heating the stick and glue.

As the poster above said, you could also wrap the plug part of the extension with a strip of tape (along the diameter of the rectangle) prior to insertion, to give some extra friction and fit. I've had to do that a few times installing a blade onto a shaft to make it hold.

 

[Rookie109]

Figured it out I hope, I used white Gorilla Glue which is far better than a heat gun / glue sticks. I suppose I'll find out at my next game

 

[Perennial]

Figured it out I hope, I used white Gorilla Glue which is far better than a heat gun / glue sticks. I suppose I'll find out at my next game

Will you ever be able to take the extension out?

 

[Rookie109]

Will you ever be able to take the extension out?

I doubt it, nor would I want to. Wooden extensions are like $5, I'm expecting it to stay there for good.