Is the faster you wrap the better on the outcome of the wrap, as with getting the right tightness? and ,or better overall?

Not necessarily, you pay more attention to gaps when you go slow, but for me the thread seems to sit a little tighter, it is about preference IMO

Peter Douma
Poseidon Custom Rods
N.E.R.B.s

I would just wrap at a speed your most comfortable with...For me,the faster I go,the more I find myself backing up to re-pack gaps,overlaps,etc.
I just find a smooth ,moderate speed to wrap with that allows me to pay closer attention,like Peter mentioned.

As fast as the hand can turn the rod.

I just do the best I can and still pack tight.

Butt wraps I do with a power wrapper pretty fast.

Guides I do by hand at a much slower speed

Bill

Ohio Rod Builders

Canton, Ohio

I agree with Steve& Bill. I wrap guides by hand. Turning the blank as needed. It gives me better control of my wraps!

Thanks for the input, I think I'll be wrapping pretty slow! Thanks!

Lorenzo,
I use a power wrapper for everything.
I essentially start the wrap and then typically wrap as fast as I can and still maintain a tight wrap.
For the long butt wraps, it is normally just a matter of starting the wrap and then - pedal to the metal until the wrap is nearly fnished. Then, stop for the locking thread and finish off the wrap.

For guides, especially short wraps, the overall wrap is generally pretty slow because you are only really just starting the wraps and then a bit later the wrap is over, so there is really not enough wraps to get a lot of speed on the wraps.

But, as is the case for the longer butt wraps, simply wrap as fast as you can and still maintain the tight wraps and excellent appearance.

Take care
Roger

I read some where that you can get wraps too tight......it that true? Thay said the finish couldn't penetrate the thread if it was too tight.

Ron,
No, not true.
The thing that you can get too tight is the actual tension on the thread. You can get the tension on the thread so tight that it is virtually impossible to adjust or turn the guides. If this is the case, you may run into an issue with actual damaging the blank.
But I have never seen, where packing the thread tight, can ever be too tight. It is in your best interest to pack the thread very tightly so that you get a perfect appearance on the finished product.

The actual thread tension should be tight, but not so tight that you can't rotate the guides with a reasonable amount of pressure.
On the other hand, you don't want the thread tension to be so loose that the guide can be turned easily or slid up and down the rod. If this is the case, the guide should be cut off and retied, with greater tension so that the guide can be just turned with a reasonable amount of pressure.

Summary:
There is no reason to not wrap as fast as you can that is consistent with a PERFECT guide wrapping guide. Any time that is not spent on wrapping a guide can be used for another job. So, you may as well wrap as fast as you can that is consistent with a perfect job in order to get onto the next job.


Take care
Roger



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/23/2010 12:06PM by roger wilson.