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Varying tapers within the same blank?
Posted by:
Mark Talmo
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Date: October 14, 2016 09:06PM
Hi to all and hope this finds you and yours well!
Has any rod or blank manufacturer produced a “Stepped” or “Increasing/decreasing taper”, as in different tapers within the same blank? While an in/de-creasing taper might be of benefit, I would think a stepped blank cause all kinds of unwanted, localized stresses. All the rods/blanks I have measured appear to have liner/straight tapers, as expected. I just have an inquiring mind (remember, I’m the Over-Thinker) and would like to know. Mark Talmo FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE. Re: Varying tapers within the same blank?
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: October 14, 2016 09:32PM
It's called a "compound taper" and yes, many have done it over the years.
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Posted by:
Mark Talmo
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Date: October 14, 2016 10:02PM
Tom,
With your wealth of knowledge, I expected you to reply. Thanks. Are any manufacturers still employing the concept? There could possibly be benefits. With modern-day CNC capabilities, producing such a mandrel and even cutting the fabric would not be very difficult. Mark Talmo FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE. Re: Varying tapers within the same blank?
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: October 14, 2016 10:24PM
It's being done and has been done for many years now. Some companies now cut their patterns with plotter type machines ensuring verbatim patterns each and every time and in quick order.
You might want to look into some of the St. Croix literature and videos where they explain the particular way that they do it. But others are doing similar things as well. ............... Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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