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Sanding composite cork
Posted by:
Barry Whitehouse
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Date: November 15, 2004 09:49PM
I'm building a spinning rod, and the cork rear grip comes with an end cap that's made of composite cork. The diameter of the cap is just slightly larger than the diameter of the rear grip. What's the best way to sand it down to match the end of the grip? I don't have a lathe. Thanks Barry Re: Sanding composite cork
Posted by:
david schaub
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Date: November 17, 2004 05:16PM
Barry, What I would do is use my flat file and a rat tail file to slowly work the edge of the butt cap down to the right diameter. The flat file will take the lip down and then the rat tail file will reshape the area just above where you are cutting the cap down. If you are careful, you can put the cap on the handle and carefully just work it down to level with the cork. Recommendation---go slow. After you get it where you want it, you can use 320 grit sandpaper or 600 grit wet/dry to do the final smoothing. Hope this helps. D Re: Sanding composite cork
Posted by:
Ralph Jones
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Date: November 18, 2004 06:07PM
The only thing I can add is find and buy a "smooth cut" file. This has a finer cut than the coarser "bastard" or "mill bastard" files. These three grades compare to 'fine, medium and coarse'. The smooth cut is the only file I use on cork. Ralph Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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