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DC motor, with speed control and forward reverse, also footpedal. Thanks to Roger Wilson!
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Neodymium magnets, brass rods, CRB spool drums, extended rewind pigtails, heat shrink on wire loop of tension spring … very smooth, no bobbing of tension spring during the wrap
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Neodymium magnets, brass rods, CRB spool drums, extended rewind pigtails, heat shrink on wire loop of tension spring … very smooth, no bobbing of tension spring during the wrap
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Holder for lights LED magnifying glass…runs on batteries or can be plugged in
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Teflon tape gibs. Smooth sliding and protects the ways
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A few simple Renzetti mods…stainless chuck key
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NFC BLANK
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Hey Kevin, All that stuff sounds great! But are they straight? I'm in if they are. I hate bananas :)
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Lay off, short term memory is the first to go as we age
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have you looked at frequency vs axis of deflection?
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That's great news, I really enjoy them, and end up watching them several times
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I did one of these recently, on a 7'6" casting rod. I like it, slings the lures. As mentioned, there are approx 1/2 inch arbors at both ends. I reamed it to fit, put epoxy at the butt, slid the grip down a little further, put epoxy on the front arbor, slid it up, twisted it some, and worked well. Not sure how you would get it over a tape arbor in the middle, unless you reamed out the bo
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how about posting some pics?
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Ditto on forgetting about the spine. I chuck it up in the lathe, with the upper rollers free, and rotate it looking for tip high. This locates top for me . This is for a casting rod I’ve gotten some bananas from NFC, at least it looks straight when you sight down the rod.
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This can happen if the thread is burnished too hard
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Ditto on Casey….great service…. their metallic threads are the smoothest I’ve used, and good source for Matagi
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After applying the decal, I’ve had good luck with power wrapping thread over the top of the decal and leaving it for 24 hours. Haven’t had any lift up so far
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I have experienced this as well, from a leading blank manufacturer that will remain unnamed. frustrating when you Pre-order the tip based on what is specified on the website. Seems like QC is lacking
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For those in the know, what percent of blanks are culled by the blank maker due to straightness? It probably varies with maker, but given that no blank is perfectly straight, how much deviation do they let out the door? I have noticed that Point Blank states on their website they cull, and I would assume some, if not most, of these culls are due to straightness When you get a new blank
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Might try that next time. Got the epoxy on it now
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Thanks Tom, that was my first thought too
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Hello, I finished a chevron cross wrap, and tied off the ends with size D thread. I should have used size A, but did not have the correct color. I am now attempting to wrap a decorative wrap over the tie off, and the threads are not packing well because they are finding the grooves of the underlying get a good overlying wrap? Burnish the heck out of tie off wrap, and try again? Apply a thin
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roger wilson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Roger, > I stopped using either magnets or using a spring > on a spool of thread. > As you point out- it is very difficult (at least > for me) > > So, I simply use a one thread stand complete with > a spring tension disk that holds the thread under > tension as the rod is turned.
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Herb Ladenheim Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Roger,I believe I used this one. > > 44 > > Be very carefull that you don't get flesh caught > between disks. > These magnets are very strong. > Keep away from Pacemaker or defibrillator. > Just use one disk to oppose the other. > They are very brittle - so any sharp bump wil
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Thanks…sounds like a good idea, no spring. What force magnets did you use, and does it work on all spool sizes?
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What have you used to smooth out your spool system to give a gradual increase in tension as the spring is tightened? Versus smooth then suddenly too tight as spring tension is applied, my older Renzetti uses delrin belleville washers, which work pretty good, interested to see what others have done
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This discussion emphasizes that when searching for information on guide placement, for some reason that God only knows, most info is given for spinning setups and those that use casting rods are forced to extrapolate the information to the ideal rod for fishing :) That, plus the fact that there is not a standard for guide nomenclature, and they are named in a proprietary fashion by manufacturer
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