Hello all you rod wrapping specialists over there,

- is there anyway to avoid that the coating tends to accumulate around the middle of the wrapping.
I use standard 2part epoxy and turning the rotating speed up or down doesn't seem to make any noticable difference.

Kim Hermann
Denmark

Yes -- put less finish on. You are putting on too much finish at on time. baby site it for a while and when you see this happening, take the brush and take some off.

Hi Kim,
That is caused by applying to much epoxy. Put it on with the guides up and let it sag and wick
off the drips. Turn the guides down and repeat then put on the turner.

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

Yes too much epoxy is evident...Heres how I use less, 1st I use a low build epoxy and very thinly coat, but throughly soak, the threads knowing I will need a second coat, SO I don't leave the theads and go down onto the blank. This 1st coat also allows me to knock down any burrs with an exacto knife prior to a 2nd coat. On the second coat of epoxy, I hand turn the blank and use a bodkin (steel pin with a handle) to make sure epoxy seals the guide feet at the blank and then drag the epoxy around the thread edge with the bodkin sealing it also in a nice uniformly straight perpendicular epoxy line. I can achieve the greatest amount of bare blank between Double foot guide wraps this way, up until you get down to a size 6mm or so guide which can be hard to accomplish.

Like the others have said, too much epoxy.

After application simply leave the rod alone with the guides in the 'up' position. Let the epoxy flow to the bottom, sag, and even drip. BE SURE TO HAVE SOME ALUMINUM FOIL UNDER THE LENGTH OF THE ROD TO CATCH THE DRIPS! Start scraping or wicking the sags off with your brush or spatula. I do this for a couple of minutes...leaving the rod alone w/o turning it. After I've wicked off a bunch and I can physically see that the sags have slowed to almost nothing I then turn the rod 180 degrees with the guides facing downward. I like to leave that alone to allow the epoxy time to flow back down to the bottom again. After a minute or two if I see any sags, I wick them off. Then I'll turn the rod another 180 (guides up again) and let it sit for another couple of minutes. If there are sags (probably not) I get rid of them...if not, I turn on the dryer. Good luck!

Jay

Also I have found that when hand turning the rod it is better IMHO to put your guides left and right, instead of up and down. This way the epoxy does not tend to travel up the guide post when the guides are in the down position.

Good point, Bill! Ditto what everyone said. Too much finish Also, make sure the rod is perfectly level!!!!!

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/2006 03:42PM by Mike Barkley.

"BE SURE TO HAVE SOME ALUMINUM FOIL UNDER THE LENGTH OF THE ROD TO CATCH THE DRIPS!"

Yup.

Scott Kinney
The Longest Cast Fly Rods
[www.thelongestcast.com]

News paper works for me.

I use all those Unwanted Catalogs and flyers I Get for under the rod

Hope your not using RodMaker ?? LOL

LOL

mate, I agree with the all of the above, I have have found you need to apply thinner coats and wait until the excess forms then use your brush to get rid of the build up.

good luck with your next rod.

Sorry for not following up on this before.

I just wanted to say thank you all for the feedback and your advices.

- Kim