Just an addition to the 20 minute epoxy thread - Has anybody noticed the changes in epoxy these days.

I started rod building in the late 70's - the rules were easy. The slower it dried the better the bond. Now I look in the store and I find specifications on the epoxy including bond strength. My slow dry epoxy I have been using for years does not have the bond strength that the new 5-minute stuff has.

This brings up the issue of gluing on the tiptop. The old (low bond strength) 5-minute epoxy was perfect for this in Arizona (We don't use ferrule cement it melts in the heat and the tiptop falls off while fishing!).

There are times a tiptop may need to be replaced. The old low bond 5-minute epoxy bond could be heated and the tiptop could still be removed if necessary. Is that still so?

What do others use to glue on tiptops besides ferrule cement or hot melt glue?