Posted by:
roger wilson
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Tom,
I assume that you are using the Hopkins stripper guide as shown:?
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You are indicating that after wrapping one guide foot, that the other foot is coming up off the guide?
If this is the case, it is a simple matter to bend one, the other, or both feet down a bit so that the guide foot sits absolutely flat on a pefectly flat surface.
I always check for any double footed guides to meet this criteria. I just use a single pair, or two pairs of pliars to bend one, the other or both ends of the guide up or down to achieve a perfectly flat surface.
After insuring that both feet sit absolutely flat on a flat surface, I then use a vertical belt sander - with 220 grit paper on it to make sure that the ends of the guide foot come to a pretty thin point. The point doesn't necessarily have to be narrow, but it should be thin so it allows the guide foot thread to easily climb the guide foot. If necessary, depending on the particular guide, manufacture, and construction, I may have to taper the guide foot all the way from the tip of the foot to the ring, if I deem that the overall thickness of the foot does not give me a nice smooth taper from rod blank to guide ring.
Take care and enjoy
Roger
