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I just wanted to share with you guys another birth in the RodBuilding.Org family. Elizabeth Kayden was born on Feb.24 at 2:00pm and weighed 5lb. 14oz.
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Thanks for getting me started Tom. I remember the day my Wife wanted to go the Barnes and Noble and I didn't. I found your Rod Building book and was shocked when I discovered you were in Highpoint. I looked you up and called only to be surprised that you quickly invited me over to your shop to help get me started on this path of Rod building. I attended the show this weekend and saw you pass by a
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Thank you.
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I'm going to build 6 80 lb chair rods for Marlin and didn't know if I should purchase guides with bearings or bushings. I would like to hear others thoughts on this. Thanks
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Thanks Bob.
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If I do it, I would wrap it over cork and use a contact cement to adhere it. I would also bind the ends with thread and seal that with rod finish. I will be building 6 80lb boat rods for chair fighting so sensitivity won't be a issue.
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Where can I get leather to wrap foregrips?
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I have always used a " Glue Stick" without any problems. I do a lot of offshore bottom fishing and at times I have to replace the rod tip due to someone winding the large bottom rig into the tip with a electric reel. It sure is easy to melt the glue and replace a tip. I would think Epoxy could cause delamination of the blank if not done right.
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I coat my entire blanks on my Offshore rods so the blank is protected. The extra weight on them doesn't matter to me and I actually prefer the slower action.
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I recently did this to a set of 50 lb class boat rods that had a lot of hours on them. I first used a damp rag and cleaned the rod. I then scuffed them with a red Brillo pad before I coated the rods. they almost looked new.
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When I put rod finish on my tip wraps I like to let the finish run over the tip tube just a little for some extra adhession.
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I feel the same way but didn't know what others do. I want to be able to easily remove the tip if it ever needs to be replaced. Thanks for everyone's input.
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I have cutting slices off the glue stick , pushing them down into the tip tube and then heating/melting the glue before I push it onto the blank.
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How do you do it for heavy offshore rods? Do you use Epoxy or a glue stick?
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I'm disappointed that Bill and Batson Enterprises will not be there.
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I used size D thread today instead of the floss and IT WORKED!
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Thank you. I'll give it a try.
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I can't seem to get my cross points on my butt wraps centered on my real seat. When I'm half way through I look down the blank and it's always off to the side. What is the trick?
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Thanks for the help.
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It seems most people are making them with a 3D printer.
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I am looking for wheels. Thanks
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Where can I buy wheels to support the rod while on the dryer? I'm trying to build one.
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I found it and the dryer in the floor this morning and the 2nd. coat of finish messed up. Can I sand it and put another coat on to fix the blemishes?
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I guess that does make since that it will only rust if water i getting in mixing with air. I think the best thing to do is just cut them off and rewrap.
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Do any of you coat them with anything after you have filled them down to prevent rust mainly in a saltwater environment? I have one rod I built that the guide feet rusted on.
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