glue for penn sideplate (bakelite?)

q3fishboy · October 02, 2016, 05:11:32 AM

Have a penn 155 beach master with black side plates that I assume are bakelite.

Cracked the side plate and would like to try and glue it back together.

Was just wondering what adhesive you guys might suggest.

Thanks a bunch.

Gfish · October 02, 2016, 05:17:43 AM

Slow drying 2 part epoxie worked for me.
Gfish

Swami805 · October 02, 2016, 05:48:13 AM

X2 on the expoxy. I cracked one too and used 2 hose clamps joined together to apply pressure while it's drying. You can use 1 big one but 2 allows you to even out the pressure. Wipe off the excess that's squeezed out and you should be good to go.

Alto Mare · October 02, 2016, 12:07:25 PM

Epoxy is good stuff. Although it is always nice to fix things, I'm going to recommend for you to purchase a replacement plate online, especially if you need to purchase the epoxy.
Those plates are very reasonable in cost and it will definitely be a better job.

mo65 · October 02, 2016, 12:34:05 PM

Sal makes a very good point. A little searching online will produce a side plate for possibly less than the cost of the epoxy...unless it's dollar store epoxy...which will just waste your time. I've glued a few plates successfully but could never get rid of the crack, it always seems to show. $:-\$

reelrepair123 · October 02, 2016, 02:37:34 PM

is it the right or left sideplate, let me know i probably got one to send you, pm me your plate needed and your address. harryk

q3fishboy · October 04, 2016, 04:58:33 AM

Thanks so much for all of the advice and offers.

I actually have a couple of these reels that I donated to the research lab that I am for use during field sampling.

They have gotten pretty beat up so I actually have both a broken right side plate and left side plate.

I have some 2 part marine epoxy I bought for attaching a reel seat so I will probably try that.

Thanks again.

Rancanfish · October 06, 2016, 04:16:49 PM

Like anything we work on it depends on where the crack is.

I had a piece crack off the inside of a sideplate around a screw hole and marine waterproof epoxy made the side plate stronger than before. It then had an invisible (from the outside) reinforced area.

I would rather have a new plate, but for fishing it's more reliable now.

mizmo67 · October 07, 2016, 06:04:44 PM

Quote from: Rancanfish on October 06, 2016, 04:16:49 PM
Like anything we work on it depends on where the crack is.

Exactly. If it's cracked across the bridge area? There's a lot of pressure there when under load. Not sure how epoxy would hold up.

Rancanfish · October 08, 2016, 12:40:16 AM

I think I would agree with you there Mo. That would be fixing a broken back, lol.

q3fishboy · October 08, 2016, 05:15:36 AM

On the right side plate, the post to keep the eccentric jack in alignment broke off.

On the left side plate, the entire side plate cracked in half.

All of these penn 155s are only used by non-anglers and fairly infrequently.

They are used to target shallow water (<60 feet) rockfish for scientific research.

RowdyW · October 08, 2016, 06:04:39 AM

Quote from: q3fishboy on October 08, 2016, 05:15:36 AM
On the right side plate, the post to keep the eccentric jack in alignment broke off.

On the left side plate, the entire side plate cracked in half.

All of these penn 155s are only used by non-anglers and fairly infrequently.

They are used to target shallow water (<60 feet) rockfish for scientific research.

I fixed a 114 6/0 right plate by drilling a hole in the plate (but not through it) & placing a steel rod in with epoxy. As far as the left plate I would just pick one up off of fleabay. Or just look for a replacement reel there & keep the old one for spare parts. Rudy