Call Ryan White at Hatteras Jacks in Rodanthe NC 252-987-2428. He is the US distibutorfor Century and helped designa lot of the blanks for over here, he also builds them at the shop too. I have a Surf Machine Max 13' and a Weapon Jr that I love.
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Don, will these work with the Aero 17 spinning reel seat?
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IIRC the tip size was a 10 on the Fusion and Mag, the inferno and Nail were 12 but it has been a few years since I built on any. I can check my records and should have the exact sizes. As to the butts they were supposedly different. Tommy told me the difference was in the material/composition they used in the butt sections they would all physically fit on any of the blanks. I don't think that man
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yes I think several sponsers have received shipments.
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Just apply a coat of properly measured and mixed finish over them.
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Gabe, Rod Rond or any adhesive will be set 24 hours it is set to a point that alcohol is not going to touch it. A little heat as suggested os the best option now.
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They will be fine with braid they are Hardloy which is fine with braid.
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I use CMNAG's on mine have also used the Alps lite. The low riders are designed for spinning but many get used for conventional rods.
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24 hours should be plenty of time. I have applied finish at night and fished the rod the next day with no problems on a couple of occasions.
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Merrick Tackle has a foregrip that fits a #2 uni butt made by Reel Colors page 67
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Walt I have a spool of A you can have I'm right down the road from you and have a friend that lives in Doswell that can get it up there tomorrow afternoon. Ed
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If your worried about the guides cut them off before you send the blank back to the manufacturer. I have had to send a couple back and they told me to cut the guides off. I had one manufacturer just ask me to email them some pictures of the break got a new blank in 3-4 days. You might be out of the cost of the grips and reel seat but you should be able to salvage the guides.
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I still cannot for the life of me figure out why everyone wants to know how a finish levels. They all level the same pour them out and they are flat. If your not getting a level finish you are either putting too much on and creating sagging or putting it on after it starts setting up.
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I have used live bait blanks for them and they have worked fine. I also have built a couple on Calstar Grafighters they work nice too and have lots of power in the butt too.
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Wouldn't it have much easier to contact them and ask them?
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A little steam on the foregrips should bring them back if they are not too bad. In the future either wrap from the tip down or a couple of wraps of tape over the foregrip and no skewers should work
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Chuck I built one very similar to this last year I used one of the St Croix muskey blanks I can't remember the model # off the top of my head but I can look it up in my book later if you want. It handles the 3-5oz with out a problem and has the power to stop on too.
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Yes.
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was the dog in the room when you opened it? Seriously I would say the water you thinned it down with either has allowed some mold or bacteria to form causing the smell.
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I do it all the time and have never had a problem.
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What I don't understand is, unless for a repair, why would you need to mix less than 3cc of each. A decorative wrap and 7-8 guides will eat that up in no time with very little left over. I do mainly build saltwater rods so it may be different on some small fly rods and stuff but I'd rather have a little left over then have to recoat one because of a screw up.
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I just tried Diamond II for the first time last night. While I am used to working with TM lite I had no issues with Diamond II. The finish was a little thicker than I was used to but it was not bad kind of a cross between Flex Coat and Threadmaster regular. I mixed by had as I always do a few small bubbles were introduced but a little warm air blown though a straw took care of them. The finish we
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Call Scott at Fishsticks
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I would look for a smaller reel with a level wind like an Abu 5500 with 6.3 gears, if your going to use a 525 mag your going to wear yourself out laying the line on the reel especially as fast as you need to reel for the spanish. The 525 is a better choice for your next build.
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I second the Rikon great lathe for the money, the only bad thing is turning is more addicting than rod building.
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good thing it didn't go BOOOOM or have a flaming ramp. I hate turning a light on when the fumes from that stuff are still in the room.
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I just got a set of Virtus Ringlock heavy guides for a standup 50-80# nice looking guides they should easily hold 80# or more. I think many people drastically over estimate the amount of drag they are pulling not many people are going to standup for long periods with 50# and over short periods yes but not long term, not long enough to damage guide frames.
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I use 12's all the time but a lot of it depends on the knots being tied. Like you I want to keep the weight down I have told customers that they need to tie smaller shock not then show the the Bimini to No Name that I use and they learn it have no problems with the 12's. I've gotten away with 10's on some of my personal stuff. I use 17-20# Suffix running line to 50-60 shock leader so the 12's can
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I have used a winding check, at the ends before but not at the reel seat or gimbal, and that has come out very nice.
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The Rikon lathe is a great piece for the money.
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