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Posted by:
Fernando Arellano
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Date: November 04, 2020 12:41AM
What is the best way to do a ramp at the end of a fore grip? Re: Ramps
Posted by:
Dan Hoehn
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Date: November 04, 2020 10:07AM
I mix up thickened epoxy, add some pigment to it, tape off my edges, and apply. I'll use a popsicle stick, spoon, etc. and get a gentle radius if that's what I'm looking for. Remove tape while epoxy is wet and let it set up on the dryer. I'll extend the transition past the epoxy when wrapping with thread then finish epoxy over everything. Re: Ramps
Posted by:
Russell Brunt
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Date: November 04, 2020 11:40AM
I have use graphite arbors and sanded to desired shape and size. Russ in Hollywood, FL. Re: Ramps
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: November 04, 2020 05:05PM
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[www.rodbuilding.org] If you do ramps like these it helps to keep the diameter of the ramp just under the diameter of the seat hood so that you have a shoulder against which you can easily apply wrap epoxy. The light colored one is a foam polyurethane reel seat shim. Re: Ramps
Posted by:
Joseph Willsen
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Date: November 05, 2020 02:43PM
The last one I did was drastic. I was mating a very small diameter Black Hole blank to a large diameter foregrip and had a lot of space to make up. I glued a rubber winding check against the grip and built my ramp over that. It gave me a great foundation and I feel it gave the ramp it's shape. Re: Ramps
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: November 05, 2020 05:52PM
Joseph, if you apply an abundance of epoxy, in two applications (or 3 with lite build), the epoxy will form a nice filet over the check. Won't be shaped like the check, but looks elegant. Re: Ramps
Posted by:
Phil Erickson
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Date: November 05, 2020 05:52PM
I use U-40 Quik-Bond (a paste epoxy) that I color with Xerox toner as I happen to have a small supply of their primary colors of red, yellow, blue and black. The Quik-Bond is thick enough to stay in place without running and cures fairly quickly. To shape it I use a finger wet with DNA or a metal spatula also wet with DNA. They shape well and the toner allows me to mix any color I wish. Re: Ramps
Posted by:
Jason Gofron
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Date: November 05, 2020 09:07PM
Phil Erickson Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I use U-40 Quik-Bond (a paste epoxy) that I color > with Xerox toner as I happen to have a small > supply of their primary colors of red, yellow, > blue and black. The Quik-Bond is thick enough to > stay in place without running and cures fairly > quickly. To shape it I use a finger wet with DNA > or a metal spatula also wet with DNA. They shape > well and the toner allows me to mix any color I > wish. I agree u40 or 5 minute epoxy tinted with a wet finger Re: Ramps
Posted by:
Dean Veltman
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Date: November 07, 2020 10:37PM
I have started using carbon fiber over arbors that are shaped how,I want. The arbors are also used to mount the reel seat, so double duty. Re: Ramps
Posted by:
Fernando Arellano
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Date: November 08, 2020 01:18AM
Hey guys thanks the advise. Re: Ramps
Posted by:
Bill Sidney
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Date: November 08, 2020 11:04AM
as you can see just about anything can be used to fill the void with some kind of epoxy to finish it off , it all works , William Sidney AK Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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