I have used JB weld on my three Savages with threaded lamp tubing for pillars and obtained what I feel are excellent results. Like previously said it needs to set just a little so it won't run. I may be a little more particular than most but by the time I mixed it and got it applied in all the nooks and crannies and got ready to put it together it was set up just about right. Easy to clean up with alcohol. I used minwax paste wax for release agent an plumbers putty for filling holes. Stuff is easy to reshape, file grind etc for the finished look. I let it set for 24 hrs. before breaking apart. Good luck....the first one is always the most nerve wracking....Floyd