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Confessions from a stupid rod maker.
Posted by:
Tim Collins
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Date: December 21, 2004 09:13AM
With all of the problems associated with aging, I never expected stupidity would be number one - as was evident from my recent perceived spine problem.
To determine the spine, I used to bow the fly rod blank into a relaxed state, and it was easiest for me to first mark the inside curse and then transfer a mark 180 degrees to the outside curve - the effective spine. And at the time I theorized that the little bit of overlap in the graphite layers resided on that outside surface of the blank. When I found my 4 pc Sage blank had two spines I made a spine finder from bearings and a tube so I could do a better job with the shorter sections. But for some idiotic reason when I put the blank into a relaxed state, I thought it was necessary to rotate the blank about 90 degrees to force that resistant section of the blank to the outside of the curve. And with two spines I had double the problem. Tom and the others were giving me great advice but it wasn't sinking in. After reading Tom's last comment for the tenth time, it finally dawned on me what I had done wrong. Thinking that two spines was a curse, I now see why Tom said two spines is an ideal situation. The good news - I learn the most from my mistakes and know I will not make a spine error again. The bad news - I look around the room here and wonder how did I build my last couple of rods . . . ? Anyway, thank you for all of your help, I really enjoy this website. Tim Collins Re: Confessions from a stupid rod maker.
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: December 21, 2004 09:18AM
Tim and you won't be the last. Forget the aging bit, us young ones do it all the time we can just blame someone else, and if we can't find anyone we blame the dog.
Myles Re: Confessions from a stupid rod maker.
Posted by:
George Thurston
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Date: December 21, 2004 11:26AM
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Posted by:
John Dow
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Date: December 21, 2004 08:48PM
I feel your pain , I once removed a seat fron a boat rod before it was dry to check the spine again.....I wasn't sure if I had placed it on the right "side" because I'm so used to doing spinning and fly rods. What a mess! John Got Fish ? Re: Confessions from a stupid rod maker.
Posted by:
Scott VanGuilder
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Date: December 22, 2004 07:54AM
He who never makes a mistake never does anything. Period!! A simple mistake has nothing to do with stupidity....but if you keep repeating...well that is a different story:) Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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