On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 09:23:54 +0100, newshound
wrote:

SNIP

Mix up some suitable quantity of a quality epoxy, apply to both parts,
put together and leave 24 hours. Refit and just forever without that
part ever being a problem ever again?

Personally I think JB Weld would be ideal (if not overkill) but it's
not quite so easy to get in the UK as it was (but still on eBay etc).


Spot on, I was going to say the same thing.

I think if you have tried to do this sort of thing before (and I have,
many times) I think it's both the easiest and most-likely-to-succeed
option. ;-)

The key is the material to be glued. As long as it's all stuff that
you have had experience of before and know it to be good, then the
total outcome should be good. If one is (say) an unknown type of
plastic then I might try a test first and go from there.

The other thing is 'what are you trying to get the adhesive to do?' If
it's to provide material / support itself then 'it' has to be strong
enough to do so (like JB Weld). If you were retaining something that
might need to move a bit but wouldn't have a lot of strain on it then
something like silicone / Evo-Stick can be 'better' than something
more rigid.

In the OP's case I believe the goal is to rigidly bond the outer of a
'flexible link' to a bracket that uses a form or ferrule that was
previously attached somehow. Therefore, a rigid bond should be fine
and as both steel (coil outer) and brass are very compatible with JB
weld, I think as long as the surfaces are (chemically) clean and even
just enough applied to both surfaces to fill the void as completely as
possible, you would be hard pressed to get the two apart without
destroying both (that is my ultimate test). ;-)

Cheers, T i m