Hi guys,

While static testing my current project I got frustrated about how clumsy pieces of silicon tubes and rubber bands e.g. are for mounting guides to a blank. This might be old news but I think I invented something - a simple, cheap and very functional little guide houlder.

You can make it out of broad rubber band and plastic tube. Just pull say a 2" piece of the rubber band inside say a ½" piece of appropriate sized plastic tube using a loop of fishing line and you are done. The tube needs to be tight enough to hold the rubber band securely when tightened. As a rubber band the natural brown type seems to be the best. I hope you like it. :)

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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/15/2006 09:11AM by Mikko Stenberg.

Great Idea.

I will just have to move the air pump closer to the fish tank now . lol

Looks like a very good idea. I may try it this weekend, using a McDonalds straw for the tube. If it is rigid enough, it will be one more thing from McDonalds that I use.
Steve Broadwell

Looks really great Mikko. Can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.

Josh Markvan
www.markvanheirloom.com

Outstanding! Thanks for passing along your idea. Stan

Looks great. I guess I'm still hesitant to slide guides down a rod blank while adjusting them. Or, do you just loosen the band to move them?

Todd

Great Idea!! Thanks

Wonderful idea ...Thanks for sharing!

DR

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Tom Kirkman

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Sorry for that Tom. I edited a link there instead of the pic.

Thanks everyone for your encouraging words! :D I'm glad you find the idea usefull.

Todd: You can move the guides two different ways. You can loosen the houlder and so on or you can pull the guide off the blank and pull the guide and the band to a new place. No scratches - no hassle. ;)