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ferrule wrap or not?
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: October 11, 2007 11:32AM
I'm building on an 11 1/2 foot 3-piece Purglas surf blank with spigot ferrules. The blank already has all male and female ferrules radially wrapped with a 3" wide piece of what appears to be linear fiberglass tape with an epoxy finish integral with the rest of the rod. Is it necessary to over wrap these ferrules with thread for any good reason other than aesthetics? I would rather save the time, thread, and weight. Re: ferrule wrap or not?
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: October 11, 2007 01:44PM
When in doubt, contact the manufacturer and ask.
................. Re: ferrule wrap or not?
Posted by:
Russ Pollack
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Date: October 12, 2007 03:20AM
If you're talkin about the rod's OD being thicker on the female ferrule than the rest of the blank, then it's probably been reinforced in that area. If it just looks like there's a different material used on the ferrules, then probably not. But in any case follow Tom's advice.
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Posted by:
Chris Garrity
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Date: October 12, 2007 09:40AM
I've wondered for the past year or so whether ferrule wraps are really necessary. One would think, in this modern, high-tech age, that blanks could be manufactured such that ferrule wraps are not necessary, especially on lighter sticks, like fly blanks.
I understand that if you ask a manufacturer, most of the time they'll tell you to wrap the ferrules. After all, it won't hurt. But I'm still a bit skeptical that ferrule wraps are really needed, even though when decision time comes, I end up taking the safe route and wrapping the ferrules. Re: ferrule wrap or not?
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: October 12, 2007 07:25PM
No response from Purglas. I guess I wrap. Re: ferrule wrap or not?
Posted by:
Dave Hauser
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Date: October 15, 2007 11:30PM
When well fit and tight, I'd think wrapping is superfluous. But any looseness and the male piece will act just like a lever or prybar in there. So I'd think at a minimum you'd want to reinforce those female areas near the mouth and around where the male ends Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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