SPONSORS
2024 ICRBE EXPO |
OOPS! I went to deep!
Posted by:
Barry Alexander
(65.210.77.---)
Date: July 25, 2011 05:47AM
I have a 6'6" heavy rod that I would like to rebuild. I started out removing the guides with a heat gun and a razor blade. On one guide I went a little to deep and ended up removing about an inch of the outer glossy finish. I did not cut into the fibers that I can see. Did I render this blank unusable? The cut is in an area I'll be wrapping a new guide on to the blank. I did put it under a load a few times and it seemed fine.
Has anyone else ever experienced this mishap? Re: OOPS! I went to deep!
Posted by:
Michael Sledden
(---.176.42.254.ptr.us.xo.net)
Date: July 25, 2011 06:33AM
If it is just the finish, no problems. Re: OOPS! I went to deep!
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: July 25, 2011 08:00AM
Never cut against anything except the top of the guide foot - that will prevent this problem in the future. See the FAQs page here for guide removal instructions.
................ Re: OOPS! I went to deep!
Posted by:
Barry Alexander
(65.210.77.---)
Date: July 25, 2011 10:56AM
Thanks Mike & Tom,
I've removed guides in the past but for some reason I started at the side of the guide. Thanks again, Re: OOPS! I went to deep!
Posted by:
J.B. Hunt
(---.ppoe.dsl.logantele.com)
Date: July 25, 2011 11:05AM
I always cut the first wrap loose, at the toe of the guide, and unwrap all the thread off the guide. I guess it's a fear factor. I have always done it that way even though it takes longer. J.B.Hunt Bowling Green, KY Re: OOPS! I went to deep!
Posted by:
bill boettcher
(---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: July 25, 2011 11:12AM
I do that all the time - carefully - with heat then start the thread and pull it off as I heat to keep it soft. Bill - willierods.com Re: OOPS! I went to deep!
Posted by:
Get Bit Outdoors.Com
(---.se.biz.rr.com)
Date: July 25, 2011 12:23PM
You should be fine, I would load it a number of times in the same manner 'maybe a little more' that you will while fishing it to be sure it is okay before you build it up. Tight Lines and Bull's-eyes, Get Bit Outdoors 407-542-7840 www.GetBitOutdoors.com www.facebook.com/GetBitOutdoors Re: OOPS! I went to deep!
Posted by:
Barry Alexander
(65.210.77.---)
Date: July 25, 2011 01:46PM
I did load it a few times and put the pressure to it thinking if it's going to break do it now while I'm loading the rod and not while I'm fishing. I'll try it a few more times before rebuilding it.
Thanks Re: OOPS! I went to deep!
Posted by:
bill boettcher
(---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: July 25, 2011 01:57PM
As long as you do not see splinters as in wood you should be fine Bill - willierods.com Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
|