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Multi piece spine question
Posted by:
steve parks
(---.mob.bellsouth.net)
Date: April 15, 2005 12:15PM
I'm trying to find the spine on a Rainshadow 4 piece fly rod. I spined each section. I put the top two sections together and they spined together perfectly. I put the bottom two together and they are good too. I assembled the upper and lower section and spined the whole rod. Needless to say it didn't spine well then. So my question is do you rotate the bottom section till the upper section marks are where they're supposed to be or rotate the upper section? I'm thinking move the bottom section since most of the flex is in the upper part of the rod. Just wanting to make sure I do it right.....or at least close to right. ;) Re: Multi piece spine question
Posted by:
Anonymous User
(Moderator)
Date: April 15, 2005 12:20PM
Spine each piece individual, then assemble. Now locate the spine again and remark. The ferrule overlaps will change the spine effect by a few degrees. You'll be fishing with the rod assembled, so you'll want to go that route. But you do want to spine each section individually first, and then assemble. That puts you close to start with.
You could also disregard the spine and just locate the straightest axis on each section and assemble that way. Many builders and most commercial rod companies do things that way. ................ Re: Multi piece spine question
Posted by:
James Mello
(---.haydrian.com)
Date: April 15, 2005 02:51PM
So how exactly do you spine a whole rod? I've seen how to spine individual sections, but not a whole rod.... Is it done pretty much the same way or are there other tricks?
-- Cheers -- James Re: Multi piece spine question
Posted by:
Anonymous User
(Moderator)
Date: April 15, 2005 03:06PM
The only difference between a section and a whole rod is that one is longer than the other. Nothing else is different. Do it the same way you do your sections.
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Posted by:
steve parks
(---.mob.bellsouth.net)
Date: April 15, 2005 04:18PM
Tom.....I think I did it as you said. I spined each section then lined up each section to make up the rod. Then I spined the whole rod and made new marks for that spine. That's what I gathered from you instructions. Re: Multi piece spine question
Posted by:
Anonymous User
(Moderator)
Date: April 15, 2005 04:20PM
That's the way to do it. You're fine.
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Posted by:
steve parks
(---.mob.bellsouth.net)
Date: April 15, 2005 05:25PM
Thanks for the help! Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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