Hi all,
I'm intending to build a a longer rod with a carbon tube handle. Can I get some pointers on installing arbors and gluing up the handle? If I use multiple short arbors it seems like I would have excessive globs of epoxy trapped in the handle, whereas full length arbors would be heavy.

You don't fill in the spaces between the arbors with epoxy - that's just extra weight. The epoxy goes on the mating surfaces of the arbor and handle interior.

Rigid poly foam arbors aren't at all heavy. They weigh less than cork.

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Tom,
That is what I was thinking but was afraid that, after sliding down the tube, not enough epoxy would be left on the arbors.

How many arbors would you recommend for 20 inches of tube?

I would use rigid foam arbors cut into 1" pieces to fill entire grip. Reason to cut into 1" pieces is because you can ream to exact taper of blank.
As Tom said - foam arbors are almost weightless.
Epoxy the arbors to the blank first. Then ream the grip to fit the arbors - so reaming will be parallel - not reamed to blank taper - easier.
Herb

Never thought about reaming piece by piece as described. The grip is a carbon tube, no need to ream that. Thank you Herb.

You're welcome.
Herb
CTS

Apply epoxy to the outside of the bushings and inside of the handle. It'll slide in place easy and you'll be certain that the mating surfaces are coated as the assembly slides into place.

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Tom Kirkman Wrote:
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> Apply epoxy to the outside of the bushings and
> inside of the handle. It'll slide in place easy
> and you'll be certain that the mating surfaces are
> coated as the assembly slides into place.
>
> ............

YES!!
Herb

You're welcome.
Herb
CTS