Hi Steve

Just clean it with acetone then scuff it and use the JB weld, If you like you can cut up tiny pieces of CF and mix in the JB Weld, or you can just leave it alone, I only put the epoxy lip there as a double seal, It will make no difference in the way it performs or the way it runs or last, The epoxy is full strength in the inside of the al cone, all along the entire al. and CF.

Cool. I can do that.

I have never seen a piece break like that, It must have taken a huge hit to that part of the pipe.

Like I said, it came out of the box like that. Maybe a cardboard tube would protect them better. I opened it right here by the computer, and the chip fell out on the phone table. I noticed the chip on the table and wondered what the dickens that was. I'm sure it's a rare thing & don't mean to embarrass Randy at all, but thought a little info on pipe repair might be a good thing, in any case.    Steve

Regards
Randy