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Sic Stripping guides are they still the best?
Posted by:
Bill Giokas
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Date: March 08, 2008 06:16PM
So, I'm a little confused . I thought that SIC stripping guides were the best guides out there for use on a flyrod. Now I see were TiCh are claimed to be the best. So, is this accurate or just a marketing ploy?
Bill Re: Sic Stripping guides are they still the best?
Posted by:
Mike Barkley
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Date: March 08, 2008 08:08PM
SIC is a ring material and I think that TICH is a frame material 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: Sic Stripping guides are they still the best?
Posted by:
Bill Moschler
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Date: March 08, 2008 08:27PM
I don't think there is exactly a "best" for stripping guides. SiC is very good. So is cerment. I think the guide size, shape, and frame material (weight) have more effect than the ring material on overall feel and appeal. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/08/2008 08:28PM by Bill Moschler. Re: Sic Stripping guides are they still the best?
Posted by:
Ted Morgan
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Date: March 08, 2008 08:31PM
SiC is a ring material (silicon carbide), whereas TiCH (titanium carbon, hydrogenase sumthingy: don't quote me on that one) is a PVD deposition "plating" applied to guide frames and zirconia rings. There are a few finishes available in PVD deposited zirconia: silver, gold, blue, holographic. They are all about the same hardness, which I believe is only slightly less than SiC. Re: Sic Stripping guides are they still the best?
Posted by:
brian whalen
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Date: March 09, 2008 03:19AM
This is not my work. I think it has been posted here several times. I also found it on a rod building site from the UK.
VICKER'S HARDNESS SCALE Values SiC 2200-2400 NanoLite (Titan) 1800 Zirconia PVD 1600 Alconite (Fuji) 1300-1500 Zirconia 1000-1400 Aluminum Oxide 1200-1400 Carbaloy 1000 Chrome 800-1000 Stainless Steel (SS) 400 Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/09/2008 03:22AM by brian whalen. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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