Who sells these handles? More specifically I am looking for the eva foam but caps made for these handles. I saw the handle in Batsons catalog but didnt see the eva but caps, I dont see any of it on Batsons website?

Thanks for any help,

-Mike

Call or Email Batson that will be your fastest way to get the information. They have an updated price sheet and catalog parts section also.

Mike,
we sell both the handle material and the caps to fit both sizes.

Regards,

Todd

Regards,
Todd Vivian
Mud Hole Custom Tackle

todd@mudhole.com

Todd, I just placed an order with you guy's. I cannot find it on your website. Can you provide me with a part # for the bigger size?

Thank you

I found it, helps if you spell it correctly.... Thank you both.

-Mike

GH-980-TR for the Trim ring used with a spin seat
GH-950-BC for the Butt cap.

Regards,

Todd

Regards,
Todd Vivian
Mud Hole Custom Tackle

todd@mudhole.com

For reference -- Texilium is a Batson product and Texalium is a Lamiglas product. The Batson Texilium tubing only comes in one size outside diameter - 1.05, with a inside diameter of .970. and the color is silver only. The Lamiglas Texalium tubing comes in silver and a variety of colors. Texalium also comes in two sizes - one that is 1.05 outside with a inside of .980 and another size tubing of .950 outside and .874 inside. Both Batson and Lamiglas offer caps and trim rings for their tubing. We carry both lines of products by each company, along with the woven, carbon fiber tubing.

Bob McKamey -- Custom Tackle Supply

Mike,
In addition, the classic eva is quite easy to shape on a lathe.
So, if you want to get some different end caps or fore grips, it is quite easy to obtain matching, or contrasting eva and turn your own caps and or fore grips.

An easy way to turn a butt cap is to use a fixed shaft on a rotating motor. This might be a grinder, drill press, or even a stand a lone motor with a drill chuck fitted to the end of the motor. Then, one can simply insert a shaft into the end of the chuck and tighten it up.
Buuild up the shaft with masking tape to get to the diameter of the inner diameter of any block you want to shape. Take a piece of material - eva or anything else and cut it a bit larger than your final cap. Use a drill press with a fostner bit installed to drill a flat bottom hole in the material of the size of the inner diameter of the butt cap.
Press the material onto the end of the built up shaft. If the material is softer, like rubber or eva, you can start with coarse sandpaper or even a stanley surform planer to get the rough shape of the butt cap.
Then, use finer grades of sandpaper to get the final shape and finish needed for the butt cap.

The explaining takes much longer than the actual creation of the cap. By using this technique, you have no holes through the end of the cap, and by using a set of calipers or micrometer, you can get the inner diameter, outer diameter, and depth to the exact dimensions needed.

Good luck.
Roger