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Installing winding checks
Posted by: Brandon Gay (---.dsl.crchtx.sbcglobal.net)
Date: January 02, 2012 05:48PM

What is the best way to install aluminum winding checks. Up until now I haven't used any. Do you guys finish the butt wrap and then install. Do you epoxy over them?Should I use rod bond to glue them on? This question probably seems elementary, but it's been bothering me enough that I just don't use them. However on this rod I am not using a fore grip.

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Re: Installing winding checks
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: January 02, 2012 05:54PM

Measure where they will go then get the next size up A wrap of thread and coat the thread and check
That is what I do
The thread under gives the blank room to flex Plus it looks cool

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Installing winding checks
Posted by: Fred Trahan (---.arpa.kmcmail.net)
Date: January 03, 2012 10:08AM

I put them in place at the time I install the cork(s) and reel seat with rodbond as I would with the nylon ones then wrap. Make sure you measure where you want them to be located. For example, if you build American Tackle Matrix rods with a split grip and foregrip, measure the diameter in millimeters where you will want the top of the butt grip to go, then the bottom of the handle grip, then top of the foregrip. You can build or cut your cork, eva, hypalon, etc to fit perfectly.

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Re: Installing winding checks
Posted by: Jeff Gross (---.central.biz.rr.com)
Date: January 03, 2012 12:10PM

What's the function of the winding check and what is the reason for the term?

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Re: Installing winding checks
Posted by: Les Stewart (---.gh.dyn.cm.comporium.net)
Date: January 03, 2012 12:35PM

From the glossary (top of this page):

Winding Check
Washer shaped item used to finish off the forward edge of a rod foregrip. Made from a variety of materials and normally used for cosmetic purposes.

They not only are used on the foregrip but any place where the cork or EVA or what ever material ends.

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Re: Installing winding checks
Posted by: George Forster (---.hsd1.co.comcast.net)
Date: January 03, 2012 10:10PM

Make sure that the winding check is a little bit loose. A tight fitting WC can cause failure, when the rod is deeply flexed.

George Forster
Fort Collins, CO

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Re: Installing winding checks
Posted by: Andrew Cake (---.nc.res.rr.com)
Date: January 04, 2012 07:31AM

haha Im really glad this topic came out. I have used the rubber winding checks for the same reason. Just wasnt sure how to measure for the alumnium ones. Silly, I know. Brandon, thanks for asking this question.

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Re: Installing winding checks
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: January 04, 2012 08:01AM

Check with your supplier. There are several different types of checks that go at the end of a seat when not using a foregrip -- Rubber and metal

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Installing winding checks
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: January 04, 2012 08:02AM

Check with your supplier. There are several different types of checks that go at the end of a seat when not using a foregrip -- Rubber and metal
Or even make a check and color it yourself

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Installing winding checks
Posted by: Brandon Gay (---.dsl.crchtx.sbcglobal.net)
Date: January 04, 2012 08:54AM

Thanks for the input guys. My main concern was centering and gluing while keeping it clean. With ya'll's advice I can handle this.

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