I finally broke one of my original (one-piece) BPL carbon fiber Stix trekking poles. My ‘temporary’ repair has worked so well that I’ve kept using them.
Supplies used: Four standard aluminum beverage cans (the flat/cylinder portion), 30 minute epoxy along with some Leukotape.
First step was rolling 2 of the aluminum cans into a VERY tight scroll and inserting it into the 2 broken pole pieces. With about 1″ of the aluminum tube showing (center point), epoxy was then applied and the 2 pole pieces were then slid together (with the broken sections aligned to fit snug). After curing, the break area was sanded smooth and the other 2 aluminum pieces were then wrapped tightly around the outside. These were then banded tightly with Leukotape and as a bonus, epoxy was painted over the tape. So far the repair seems extremely strong…and I canceled my order for new poles. :(
