ceramic eyes

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Re: ceramic eyes

Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)

Date: February 24, 2010 05:39PM

Ricky,
Many folks simply use a rod guide to guide the thread of the rod wrapper.

If you need to have the ring up in the air, you can simply take a piece of piano wire, straighten the guide foot, and then use fine copper wire to wrap the guide onto the piano wire. If you like you can make it even more permenant by using solder to make the wrap permenant.
Then, simply mount the piano wire at the length and place that you desire and trim off any excess.

Or, you can forget the ceramic eye and simply put a loop in the end of the piano wire, place the piano wire where you want and mount it.

Take care
Roger

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