Sorry for the delay guys!Despite there being several two part "resin" type rod finnishs available, for repairs of this sort I prefer Araldite.It is a lot stronger and has a far better "bonding" rather than "coating" effect.You need to use the "Standard" Araldite as the "Rapid" does not dry clear and the new "Rapid Clear" goes off too quickly to get a good finnish.To further complicate matters I went to buy some more "Standard" Araldite last weekend for a repair only to find it is no longer available.I am pretty certain that the new "Precission" Araldite is the same thing renamed as close inspection of the small print on my last "Standard" tubes says "precision".
Yes it does have to be turned and also keep the hair dryer on it.About half an hour will see it dry enough to stop running but you will have to leave it for several hours before you can touch it without it marking.Best to leave overnight before handling.
Ryan,I have repaired pole section the same way.I try not to cut them back anymore than necessary,then gently open the split and warm up the joint (once again with a hair dryer,this helps the glue flow easier)trickle some glue into the split then clean off any excess.Next I bind the joint with tape.Once the repair has been left to harden (over night) I remove the tape clean up both inside and outside with glass paper to remove any excess glue or stuck on tape,then whipp and seal with resin as shown.This type of repair is not the best but on the sections closer to the tip a cheap and reasonably effective method.The strength of the repair decreases as you move closer to the butt due to the increase of pressure put on it.It obviously dosent work if the end you are repairing needs to be put in to the next section! In fairness though it is normally the female joints that split.
Mark,converted many types of alarm with louder sirens,LED's,volume control even vibrating pads for deaf guys but never done any with radios.Ask Cakey over on the Carp forum as he mentioned to me some time ago that he had done several radio TX/RX conversions.Sorry cant be more help[.