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Carbon fiber grips
Posted by:
jeff lyons
(---.mycingular.net)
Date: November 22, 2017 06:01PM
Ive done 3 rods with carbon fiber grips and every time i dry fit the handle i scratch the blank is there a way to keep from doin this Re: Carbon fiber grips
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: November 22, 2017 06:10PM
Blow the bore out each time before you slide the grip onto the rod blank. Go easy.
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Posted by:
Steve Monroe
(---.kya.res.rr.com)
Date: November 22, 2017 07:36PM
If you are using the reamer with grit glued to the tube they are prone to loosing bits of grit and lodging them in the foam core. Not much you can do about other than blow it out as best you can or try a different type of reamer. The dream reamer works good but you can also use a round file. Re: Carbon fiber grips
Posted by:
Phil Erickson
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Date: November 22, 2017 08:48PM
As above if you are using a reamer with grit glued to a piece of blank, it is most likely the problem. These type of reamers are prone to losing grit inside the reamed grip, and it can get embedded in the foam and then scratch to blank. I speak from experience and have discarded the glued grit reamers. Those with sand paper on the shafts are much better. The foam itself will not scratch a blank.
This is almost a repeat of Steve's post above, sorry. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/23/2017 01:48PM by Phil Erickson. Re: Carbon fiber grips
Posted by:
Gary Kilmartin
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Date: November 23, 2017 06:36AM Re: Carbon fiber grips
Posted by:
John DeMartini
(---.res.bhn.net)
Date: November 23, 2017 09:23AM
Try a gun cleaning kit, you can have different lengths of rod and there is a choice of tips for brushes (nylon or brass) with different diameters or cloth patches. The final step is to blow it out with a air nozzle.
John. Re: Carbon fiber grips
Posted by:
Charles Palmer
(---.cpe.metrocast.net)
Date: November 24, 2017 02:24PM
After scratching my first couple of blanks, I simply use scotch tape the length of the blank to generally where the winding check would be placed. No more scratches while dry fitting the grips. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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