You folks are brilliant, any advice?

[darqstar]

It seems that Jesse came into our lives with at least one specific goal; to destroy every cat toy thrown his way

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[kkglinka]

You are looking for JB Weld. You can get some at Lowes/Home Depot and I know walmart carries the underwater version in the marine/boating supplies section. It's the same thing, but it can be set in a wet environment.

[darqstar]

JB Weld? I would assume this is to cement the chain into the "toy" part, right?

Thank you.

[kkglinka]

JB Weld does it all. You can attach the chain to the dowel, chains to chains and toys to chains. It's a cement putty that sets like steel. It is the world's most useful invention, after duct tape.

[darqstar]

Da-yam, Iz gots to get my hands on some of that! It sounds like the perfect product.

(I'm always trying to get things to fit together and not fall apart.)

Again, thank you.

[azurelunatic]

If you really want it to stay, what about one of those little parts, and I don't know the name for them, but they're a screw-end with a metal loop. You could screw that into the dowel, and then attach the chain with pliers, and glue the screw-end in so it won't come out. And if it does, it'll be a little easier to fix than something just glued, hopefully.

[kitarra]

Here is what I would do:

I would sink a screw into the dowel and fasten down piece of metal that has a loop on one and and a tube on the other. Glue that down with something. Then attach the chain to the tube and crimp it around the chain. Glue that down.

Now that a rubber stopper of some sort and sink the chain that goes into the toy into the rubber stopper and glue that down. This gives you a good base to work with. That way the chain is secure on both sides and replaceable.

Then sew or create the toy around the rubber stopper.