Male/Female Joints....Removal ???

[Neneman Nick]

I have some old fibreglass rods to be stripped of their fixtures and fittings.....how do i remove the metal male/female joints on them ???
I am presuming they were glued onto the blank ??? Would they need heating up,with say a blow torch before removing ???
Anyone with experience of doing this that could advise ???

 

[Jeff Woodhouse]

Hi Nick,

Teh older rods were usually fixed with old type animal glues and they will normally give with warming up and a gentle pulling and twisting.

Be sure to use something to grip the ferrule around most of its circumferance and maybe put a bit of soft cloth around it before putting pliers on. Do it in stages, don't go heating it until you smell burning, obviously. Little by little, softly, softly.

 

[Neneman Nick]

Many thanks jeff,will give it a try.

 

[the indifferent crucian]

I've just salvaged some ferrules and their counters from an old glass rod. I couldn't get any movement whatsoever and resorted to drilling and cutting with a sharp scribe. It took ruddy ages.

Next time I'll risk it and use the Dremel !