Building a 7.5 foot telescoping flipping stick. When the rod collapses I want to protect the first guide from banging on the butt section edge of the rod. I wrapped a 1/2" thread bump out in front of the first guide and have put 4 coats of high build on it but the OD is still to small to stopping the rod before it hits the guide. I will continue to put high build on it until it is large enough but is there a better way to do this for future rods?
Thanks,
Buzz

Yes, don't put the first guide where it will collapse into the leading edge of the butt section, either that or epoxy a hypalon bumper in place below the first guide.

Why not build something up inside the Butt section? Maybe a ring glued inside at the proper place to act as a stop.

John

+1 on what John said. I glue the proper length of eva in butt of blank on all the flipin stixs i build for a sort of shock absorber. I think it would work in your situation.

Easier to put a bumper below the first guide.

I have used the Eva trick before but on the last one I did as Todd Vivian suggested and epoxied a piece of scrap blank inside the butt section that is long enough to prevent this. It has worked out great!

John is on the right track - if you're not going to put the butt guide out far enough to prevent bumping, put a stop inside the butt section. This can be as simple as a cork plug or a short section of scrap blank sleeve.

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Then what do you have a piece of cork or EVA sticking out of the butt section? Not that that would be any worse than a bumper in front of the guide.?

It goes inside the blank where you can't see it.

I would cut a cork and epoxy it inside the butt section.

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Super Tight Lines......Don

Sorry for hijacking this thread, but as long as we are on the subject; where can I purchase telescoping rod blanks? Thanks, Andres Perez

I would like to know where in the blank it goes? Is it a piece of cork sticking out of the back end of the tip portion, or where?