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Cork floats

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I have acquired plenty of champagne and wine corks to make floats with.

When I want to glue corks together, what kind of adhesive is most suitable?

Thanks
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A search on ebay for cork glue gives 82 hits
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ThePikingEcologist wrote:
I have acquired plenty of champagne and wine corks to make floats with.

When I want to glue corks together, what kind of adhesive is most suitable?

Thanks

waterproof pva, prime and then recoat and clamp together till set. main thing is to keep the final coat of paint laqcuer intact/ :thumbs:
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Thanks very much. I've done this, and it seems to have worked. Used PVE and clamped it together I am a bit surprised by how heavy cork is.

I don't know about the buoyancy, it may be that I need to make a smaller float, I don't want to over gun my rig.
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ThePikingEcologist wrote:
Thanks very much. I've done this, and it seems to have worked. Used PVE and clamped it together I am a bit surprised by how heavy cork is.

I don't know about the buoyancy, it may be that I need to make a smaller float, I don't want to over gun my rig.
If you use cork floats, check your stop knot depth more than usual, I found the old Marvic cork bobbers would push the knot up after just a cast or two.
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Thanks....I have made a rather small one, and it does seem rather heavy. I suppose it is the buoyancy that the pike can feel...but I do not know how buoyant it is yet, because my float buoyancy tester (an old lemonade bottle) has been thrown away.
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Tescos do value lemonade at 20p a bottle, go on, treat yourself to a new one
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