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put together
Posted by: Anonymous User (---.dhcp.stpt.wi.charter.com)
Date: July 19, 2010 06:01PM

I just got cork skelton insert and a fuji skeleton reel seat, do i have to glue them together before reamer and put on rod blank ?
got avid ultra light blank here from st. croix so want start put handle rear and reel seat tonight and let it dry alll night
Josh

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Re: put together
Posted by: Phil Brenner (---.sub-97-153-76.myvzw.com)
Date: July 19, 2010 07:20PM

You do not have to glue the seat together first. You can ream the seat to fit the blank then glue it up at the same time you install everything. You just have to take care to align everything and make sure it stays aligned while it dries.

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Re: put together
Posted by: Jeff Shafer (---.airproducts.com)
Date: July 20, 2010 12:34PM

I don't have Phil's confidence, so I ream the insert to fit the butt section then bond the insert into the reel seat hardware. This allows me to take care to align the physical characteristics of the insert (I only use wood) and ensure that epoxy isn't seeping out anywhere. After the reel seat has cured I mount it onto the rod blank and only have one alignment to worry about..

Jeff

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Re: put together
Posted by: Anonymous User (---.dhcp.stpt.wi.charter.com)
Date: July 20, 2010 01:20PM

i think more easy to align the reel seat is expoy it on and mount reel on and it will not give u any more worry about align ??

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Re: put together
Posted by: Jeff Shafer (---.phil.east.verizon.net)
Date: July 20, 2010 06:22PM

I'm just saying that I would rather bond the reel seat together with all reel seat components aligned, hoods and rings mounted in the right direction, etc.. Then mount the completed reel seat in a separate step.

Jeff

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Re: put together
Posted by: Phil Brenner (---.sub-97-46-184.myvzw.com)
Date: July 24, 2010 01:21PM

Agreed. I didn't say I prefer to do it all at once but you can LOL. I've done it both ways if its your first couple timres probably best to go cautious and glue up the seat first

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Re: put together
Posted by: Jeff Shafer (---.phil.east.verizon.net)
Date: July 24, 2010 06:16PM

I think I bonded up the entire bottom end of a spin rod in one step back in 1987.

Jeff

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