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Carbon fiber guide wraps
Posted by: Greg Kurten (185.54.16.---)
Date: August 18, 2019 02:03AM

Hi All

I need some help please.
I'm busy building a Race Point El Maestro for my brother and he would like the guides done with a carbon fiber finish like Penn do on some of their factory built rods.
Does anyone know whether they use regular carbon fiber sleeving or do they use a, low temp, heat shrink carbon fiber tubing and if so where can I get some?
I'd really appreciate any assistance with this.

Thanks
Greg

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Re: Carbon fiber guide wraps
Posted by: Thomas Kaufmann (---.mobile.att.net)
Date: August 18, 2019 09:59AM

I am not sure how it is done but I have seen some of Mike Pedersons work and wow does it look sharp.

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Re: Carbon fiber guide wraps
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (172.58.45.---)
Date: August 19, 2019 09:30PM

I would think you could just wrap with thread and just sleeve the carbon fiber over it. Silk printing has gone a long ways, you sure the wraps are carbon fiber?

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Re: Carbon fiber guide wraps
Posted by: Greg Kurten (185.54.16.---)
Date: August 20, 2019 06:55AM

Hi Spencer

Yes I will be wrapping the guides with black thread and then the plan is to put the carbon fiber over it and then epoxy. I put a picture up of what I'm looking for on the Photo site, under guide wraps.

[www.rodbuilding.org]

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