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need help with reel seat
Posted by:
craig johnson
(---.tpgi.com.au)
Date: May 06, 2006 02:42AM
hi how is everyone, i am new 2 rod building, i have a loose reel seat, is there a easy way 2 reglue it?
any help would be great, thanks Re: need help with reel seat
Posted by:
Mike Barkley
(---.nap.wideopenwest.com)
Date: May 06, 2006 05:42AM
Dril a 1/4" hole (or 2) in the seat (on the bottom where the reel will hide it) and shoot in some epoxy. Good as new 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!! Re: need help with reel seat
Posted by:
Randy Parpart (Putter)
(---.propel.com)
Date: May 06, 2006 07:46AM
Like Mike says. If the seat is near the diameter of the blank, be especially careful of drilling through the blank, too, though. Turn the seat as you inject the epoxy to get the adhesive all around the rod blank/seat assembly. Warming the mixed epoxy adhesive in the microwave gets it thinner in consistency (more like water) and lots easier to use with the syringe. Be prepared, though-have all your ducks in a row because this will make the adhesive set much faster once it's heated. Use a drill size to the same as the tip of the syringe and use at least two holes as far apart as possible or even three holes. Putter Williston, ND Re: need help with reel seat
Posted by:
bill boettcher
(---.nas84.newark2.nj.us.da.qwest.net)
Date: May 06, 2006 09:37AM
Even with a larger hole I have over filled the hole, let it dry, filed threads in the epoxy, then colored it with a marker so it was not that noticeable Re: need help with reel seat
Posted by:
Mike Barkley
(---.nap.wideopenwest.com)
Date: May 06, 2006 03:36PM
Oops!! Thanks for catching that, Putter!! 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!! Re: need help with reel seat
Posted by:
Ken Driedger
(---.bchsia.telus.net)
Date: May 06, 2006 05:39PM
Ahhhh. the old resin under the reel seat trick......I did it once, and once only.... it turns out I drilled right on top of the arbors, and had a $%^& of a time trying to inject resin into, through, and around the arbors !!!!
These days, I just remove about 2-3 inches of cork, move the reel seat back, (or ahead if the case says the front corks), re-bond the reel seat with a free-flowing resin, and replace the corks. Works for me.... your mileage may vary. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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