You know - like when the reel has just dropped! :(

The cardboard is wrinkled enough that you may not get a good contact with either epoxy or contact cement. For this I would use Gorrila glue since it has great gap filling ability when it foams up. make sure it is well clamped or weighted so the glue does not spread it apart when it foams. I light mist of water on one surface will ensure that the glue gets a good foam on. Plan for foamed glue to come out of all of the edges, once cured it is hard to remove. I would make the ID of the ply cheeks smaller than the core ID to allow 3 or 4 bolts to run thru just to make sure it stays together for life.
Good advice! I happen to have the very stuff. Now that I have invested more of me than the reel was probably worth, I do not intend to lose it all from carelessness. :)
 
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