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Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: Dan Ertz (---.dsl.airstreamcomm.net)
Date: February 26, 2010 02:09PM

I've looked through several catalogs and sponsor websites and haven't found anyone that sells plain cork or EVA segments that do not have holes in them. I've found composite cork and rubber without holes, but not plain cork or EVA, and I'd rather not have to make my own out of cork strips if I can avoid it.

About 1 1/4" dia. and half inch long pieces are what I'm looking for. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Dan

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Re: Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: Chuck Payne (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: February 26, 2010 04:53PM

you can get Square EVA blocks from Billy Vivona on the NERBs site, but I havent seen round before

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Re: Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: Billy Vivona (---.nycmny.east.verizon.net)
Date: February 26, 2010 05:24PM

I've got square blocks of EVA about 2x2 in length, which you can make your own butt caps out of quite easily. Morris made one at teh ICRBE out of a piece of black EVA this past weekend in about 5 minutes in front of 10 people.

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Re: Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: Walt Natzke (12.22.21.---)
Date: February 26, 2010 10:10PM

Board sponsor REC Components carries what you are looking for:

[www.reelseats.com]

Walt Natzke
Ripon, CA

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Re: Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: Will Dornan (---.wyom.net)
Date: February 27, 2010 12:30AM

I use hole saws that I bought at Ace Hardware that fit into my drill press to punch out a round EVA piece for a butt cap or fighting butt on fly rods out of square blocks of EVA. You can get them in all kind of sizes and they cut out about a 2" cylinder. The center drill bit is adjusted with an allen wrench and i can move the bit to leave a hole or not.

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Re: Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: Dan Ertz (---.dsl.airstreamcomm.net)
Date: February 27, 2010 09:08AM

Thanks guys!

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Re: Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: justin keithley (---.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com)
Date: February 27, 2010 11:47AM

get a thin-wall 1/4" I.D. tube at a hardware or hobby store. punch out some plugs. Little wood glue and some sanding and you'll never know they were there.

Regards,
-Justin

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Re: Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: Dan Ertz (---.dsl.airstreamcomm.net)
Date: February 27, 2010 01:09PM

Thanks Justin, that's another good option.

Dan

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Re: Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: February 27, 2010 01:24PM

Justin,
In addition to your excellent comment you can pick up a set of inexpensive plug cutters. It is nice to have a set on hand to allow you to cut various sized plugs for different projects.

[www.harborfreight.com]

Take care
Roger

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Re: Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: justin keithley (---.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com)
Date: February 27, 2010 01:57PM

dang. now i gotta run to harbor freight.... :)

Regards,
-Justin

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Re: Round Cork or EVA Without Holes?
Posted by: Dan Ertz (---.dsl.airstreamcomm.net)
Date: February 28, 2010 11:27PM

Thanks Roger!

The cork pieces are for a prototype that I have mind, and if it works, the plug cutters will help a lot to speed up the process.

Dan

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