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All, I thought I would share with you this experience. I needed to replace some ferrules I glued on a rod a year ago. They got goofed up. The rod wasn't hurt. I have been thinking about changing my ferrule adhesive due to some recent discussions about epoxy longevity. First I used heat, just a little at first. I used my lighter. Then I used my alcohol lamp. This was not working so I used a can of freeze spray. I froze these rascals. no luck. I decided that I would pull off the tabs. Then I used an alcohol lamp again. No go! More freeze spray. Would not budge. I got out my Dremel and used a diamond burr and cut the ferrules to pieces. Guess what! I had to pry every single little piece off the rod with a pocket knife razor blade and pliers. It just seems to me that the epoxy was working fine. I have some more epoxy to use before I rethink the ferrule adhesive issue again. (Timothy Troester) What you want to do is put the whole section in the freezer for 2 hours. Then heat the ferrule with a heat gun (Low setting is fine) for about 10-15 seconds. The ferrule will pull of with ease. It's really kind of scary how easy it is and it doesn't seem to matter what brand of epoxy used. I still think epoxy works well for ferrules (No returns yet). I routinely cast rods in the winter months & even at -10 degrees I've haven't had a failure. I don't think their is a clear best glue for ferrules. (Dave Kenney)
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