Hey Thanks Roger any help this old man can get is appriciated
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When I started doing rods and getting myself educated before I bought a mess of stuff I started surfing the web for websites for builders and stumbled upon this website now I am a newbie guys and gals and have not built any poles for anyone as of yet , cause I am building re-do's here at my house to build my confidence and learn from mistakes before I make a mistake on someone else pole. Well an
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LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT TOOL FOR MY LIBRARY Mr.TOM by the way again thanks for the data on epoxy thngy other day and well as every true fishermen (Plural here ) who does serious reading of great books find themselves in the reading room LOL I re-read your bible on finishing and well lo and behold sometimes it does pay to re-read some books serveral times .. dn you answered two questions
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Does anyone have any plans for building a loom before I invest in a high dollar one ? I am gonna get me some books as well but who would y'all suggest Doc Ski ? I understand he's a godfather of weaving?
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WOW ! Dang y'all that was fast thanks Adam , Russell , Tom and Stephen many thanks again i will try these techniques I just bought a dryer 6rpm shoulda bought the 18 though regret the 6 to sloooowwww ... I am really begining to love this hobby and having fun with it and building high quaility rods.. Thanks Again and God Bless
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MAY DAY ! MAY DAY ! Hey guys I am a newbie here and practicing my wraps and have run across and issue of the following ; 1. when I start isn't a problem it's that using my expoxy it builds up pretty heavy during the application should I using my wrapper motor build small then add up over a period of a few minutes ? Like wait a few then add some more ??? 2. when it dries i have a build up shoul
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Now Y"all this why I am joining rodbuilding.org ! Holy hocky puck what a post guys you guys offered me without even thinking yet as to my building bamboo as one said it's heavier then modern materials and reckon so ! Would be like using a base ball bat vs any type graphite or boron materials but there are those purists who insist on bamboo and like I told my Doctor " when I build your r
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Hey James great idea ! I still wanna use the other but willing to try ! Also I wunder if Crayola chalk would work as this is chalk simply died during mfg ! Only thing I feel would be that the Crayola might be a little thicker in dust but why not give it a try on some practice materials ... Neil wilfong Mississippi Custom Rod Builders aka " The Rod Smith" Brandon Mississippi 601-825-5955
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ok guys mayday ! mayday ! I am gonna rebuild my sons rod and since I am a newbie here i have a very rough understanding ID OD of rods but using my calipers I measured the butt at -0.1 mm then since I am confussed at mlilmeters measured it at real worls numbers @ 0.50 which is and half and inch but !!!!! when choosing a reel I found OD at something like 516" HELP HELP HELP .... does any of
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Mr.Kirkman Thanks for the info ! Before I bugger up someones rod I plan to re-build several of my own , one question though what grit sand papaer should i use on the removal or scuffing up the old and then adding the lite r touch just beofre application of finish ? Also would a high quaility spray lacquar of high gloss or matte be preferable will spray on's last and not deterate , or damage ro
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Thanks Karry ! As a newbie to this exciting hobbie or business you answered one of my questions on cat rods here in Mississippi I am planning to buils some here soon for up coming spring and all the datat you provided has offered me insight of the who's whats and where's . You can bet I be ordering fromBatson o these and other materials .
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