use "all words" and look for Tom Kirkman "more guides, less guides"
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About a week ago I started this thread and received alot of response. For all who were interested, I did a search and found an excellent explanation in detail by Tom Kirkman (4-26-03). Use the search title "fewer guides" and go to entry #61. Great info. Also made me realize the benefit of doing a thorough search before posting, when "fishing" for info.
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I guess Tom must have some experience with negative consequences of placing the first guide farther away than 4 inches.
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Steve, that is an interesting point that you made about never having broken a rod tip thru fish fighting or casting. I wonder if anybody out there has broken a tip this way, especially if the first guide was farther back than "standard'.
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Thanks for all the responses, they are all very helpful. I called Dan Craft today and we talked about it. I've decided to try and go a little closer to 5.5" and 11.5" for the first two guides. Problem is I may not be able to keep only 5 guides on the tip section with this spacing; we'll see. Dave Chapman
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Just did some more experimenting and found something interesting. When I applied a load to the blank, i.e. lifted up on a heavy object tied to the tip, that by the time even a moderate load was put on the blank all the bend was at the 1/3 point up the blank and the first 16 inches or so of blank was pointing in a straight line diectly toward the weight. Would this mean that there would not be mu
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I guess I misunderstood that once the first guide is placed, it is not moved. I figured that since the blank was not bending with the guide at six inches that the blank was not showing much stress. The bend began farther up the blank. Thanks for the help , Floyd.
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Have been working with static guide placement using the library article info. I'm working on a Dan Craft Sig V 905-3, and came up with a placement that I think follows the curve of the blank nicely. This particular blank has very little bend in the first 12-14 inches or so with a light or heavy load applied to the blank., and I came up with the first two guides at 6" and 12.5". Most s
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