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Cork Handle Wall Thickness
Posted by:
Steve Elliott
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Date: August 17, 2013 03:24PM
I want to make a full Tennessee style cork handle to use with a Phillipson sliding reel seat.
The Phillipson sliding reel seat has a tube ID of .910 inch. Obviously, the cork handle needs to be bored and tapered to fit the blank being used. How much cork wall thickness needs to be maintained in the handle? The corollary of this is, with a cork handle OD of (at the most) .900 inch what is the maximum rod butt diameter permissible? .500 inch? .600 inch? .700 inch? Any guidance would be much appreciated. Re: Cork Handle Wall Thickness
Posted by:
Forrest Peters
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Date: August 17, 2013 03:58PM
I heard some people that just use cork tape. I have never done that but on a couple of builds I was very thin on the sides. Lone Wolf Rods "Keep your powder dry and your lines wet" God Bless Re: Cork Handle Wall Thickness
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
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Date: August 17, 2013 04:12PM
If the cork is bonded closely to the blank, with no ill fitting voids, you'll be fine. You'd have to get very, very, very thin before the sliding bands wouldn't take effect. Less than 1/8th inch I'd guess. At that point you might be trouble. Maybe. In your scenario above, I think you could have a blank butt of nearly .775 to .800 and still have things work fine.
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Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: August 18, 2013 10:35AM
Steve,
Remember, you don't have to have your grip at the typical 1 inch diameter. You can go larger to say 1.25 or so - using 1 1/2 inch rings to make the grip. If you are worried about wall thickness, you can go to the larger sized grip. You might actually prefer the larger grip. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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