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Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Erik Osterby
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Date: November 04, 2006 10:36PM
I searched and didn't find much info. What are you using for color sticks? Anybody have any good ideas? I've thought about varnishing some wood dowels. Are plastic dowels available? Would they work? Is there a good source for rod blank pieces?
Thanks, Erik Re: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Mike Barkley
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Date: November 04, 2006 10:51PM
PVC pipe comes in everyting from 1/2" up is smooth and can easily be spray painted black to more accurately reflect what the thread will look like on a blank. 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: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Derek McMaster
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Date: November 04, 2006 11:09PM
I plan to hit Tap Plastics locally for some fiberglass and Delrin rods as well as some polycarbonate and acrylic tubing. Prices can be a bit high but the quality of the materials is good. They do not have a Hawaii location but do have online ordering.
Derek L. McMaster Rohnert Park, CA Born to Fish, FORCED to Work Re: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Erik Osterby
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Date: November 05, 2006 12:21AM
Thanks for the good info guys. Tap Plastics has some neat stuff. It looks like some of the fiberglass rods will work great. Re: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Jan Zeiters
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Date: November 05, 2006 12:37AM Re: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Bill Stevens
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Date: November 05, 2006 10:10AM
Why not buy one 18 foot Forecast blank and put all sthread combos on it - you could even paint or marble different sections different colors to get the total effect of background change. Buy one of these and wrap it from end to end - don't shy away from pink and aqua. Bring the thing to High Point and you will definitely draw a crowd!
My test blank is quite a bit shorter - black/silver - purple and gold don't take up a lot of space! Gon Fishn Re: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Joe Luebeck
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Date: November 05, 2006 05:53PM
I scavenge every broken rod I can. If I come on a blank with a color I don't have, I use a wooden dowel and Acryllic artists paints. You can mix them to match any color. And they dry in about an hour. They'll work fine on PVC, but it's difficult to get PVC in small sizes. $0.44 to $1.00 a bottle at a discount store. Works for me. Joe Luebeck Butte, Montana Re: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Chris Karp
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Date: November 06, 2006 11:26AM
Try this arrow shafts segments after they have been trimed to length, you can get some pretty long ones, ask your archery shop to save them, and carbon arrow have a matte blk finish, check mine out
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Posted by:
Mike Barkley
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Date: November 06, 2006 02:06PM
I will be glad to convert any tutorials that anyone has to PDF format for them
Oops! I posted to the wrong thread!!!! 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 11/06/2006 05:15PM by Mike Barkley. Re: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Lynn Williams
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Date: November 06, 2006 04:53PM
Erik
I bought a Bike Flag Whiprod: 6’x1/4†solid fiberglass rod at Wal-Mart I think it was under $8.00. I panted it black and cut it in section then made my color sticks. It is very durable and easy to work with. Lynn Owensboro KY Re: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Roger Templon
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Date: November 07, 2006 08:03AM
Stopped in to a archery shop that was going out of business. They had some white solid fiberglass (?) arrow shafts used for bowfishing for carp. Bought a handful cheap! Painted one side black (along the length) and left the other side white. Stuck a foam foregrip on the end. Perfect color test sticks.
Rog Re: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Derek McMaster
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Date: November 08, 2006 11:42PM
Note....Delrin rods turned out to be WAY too flexible.
The carbon fiber rods would look awesome but they were out of my price range for color sticks. The white fiberglass (watch out for splinters) I am painting black with appliance epoxy spray paint and they look great. Will leave a couple white and just clearcoat them to lessen the chance of splinters. Derek L. McMaster Rohnert Park, CA Born to Fish, FORCED to Work Re: Color stick ideas
Posted by:
Erik Osterby
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Date: November 09, 2006 02:00PM
Thanks again for all the great ideas. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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