I'm building spindles (as in, for spinning yarn). The basic design is a wooden dowel about 11'' long, with a bend nail hammered into the end of it as a hook, and a fidget spinner on the dowel for the whorl (dowel goes through the center of the spinner's center ball bearing after the little plastic covers on the center bearing are removed). I use e600 or a similar glue to fill in the ball part of the central ball bearing so the spinner itself can't spin independently of the wooden shaft. The fit of the dowel (5/16'') in the inner shaft of the bearing (8mm) is pretty tight, but still has the potential to shift around if the spindle is dropped. What glue should I use to secure the inner shaft of the ball bearing to the wooden dowel? I tried applying really thin CA glue to the join and letting it seep into the tiny gap, but most of the glue just absorbs into the wood since it's so thin. I've had a hard time applying glue before pushing the fidget spinner onto the dowel, since the fit is tight enough that it scrapes the glue off of the surfaces and it doesn't seem like much glue actually stays in the join. Advice?Also, the nail in the top tends to loosen after a while, especially if the spindle is dropped often, and the nail begins to rotate. Is there a glue that works well for securing a nail in place? I don't want to use a brass hook with a screw shaft, since those can't be shaped with pliers and so it's hard to get the balance on the hook right. Any advice is appreciated! via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2srFxfs
