Sid ... What Tom said about the rubber hose is money <> Much better then tape We lathe mill all grip upper and lower assemblies on the blank for all of our two handed rods, and have done literally thousands this way. One stabilizer/roller on the reel seat, another in the field ... Male end secured to the power head using a three dog chuck. Our lathe bench has a jug full of vari
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But epoxy can do that as well Bill ... We've eliminated that problem by only using clear coat over graphite <> No paint colors. Then even if a bit of the finish (never have seen it go down to fiber ?) comes with the guide all we need to do is buff out the scared area and re-coat with clear finish. In truth we do only our own warranty repairs, and 90% of the time it's actually more
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Hi Bill, No I have not. The bottom line is I simply cannot do finish or adhesive epoxy work any longer. My partners and our apprentices do this now, but I still do the custom grip milling/assembly feather work, inscriptions etc. All of this entails the use of poly urethane finishes and adhesives. Ironically as it turns out, we are field testing the credibility of finishes like Deft
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Dan, We like the penetration and build characteristics of the product as is so we have never found a need to cut it. Bob Meiser
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Duane, "It dries ready for epoxy in 4 hours at room temps for inlays, but if used for heavy thread weaves I'd suggest an overnight cure prior to epoxy. " "It has a viscosity similar to any of the milky CPs so we do not cut it, but it builds similar to a light epoxy. " This quoted from my post above. Yea Billy ... I knew I was going to get to that point with Guderod
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Dan, Yes it has proven to work very well for us as a thread color preservative ... Bob Meiser
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Hi Bill, No I've not tried this for any rod building applications but I assume it would work in some aspects, but for us out-of-the can is best. In feather inlays we really need to flood the immediate area to position the feathers exactly where we want them, and also need 100% filament coverage to seal/fill the feathers. This to minimize bubble escapement at epoxy coverage ... Same true
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Our shop does 5 to 6 hundred feather inlays a year on our custom rods, and we do color preserve many of our decorative thread wrap colors at the butt an ferrule details as well. For the past 15 years or so we have been dependent on Guderod 811 for this purpose ... We preferred this product as it was clear and water based <> Not milky like all other CPs. We prefer the clear as we can see
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Jeremy, In this case I feel that you'll probably need to somehow compromise with your client to settle on an agreement ... Or eat this one. ... But <> Take the next step and in the future introduce two party contractual agreements with all of your clients. A very simple WORD document can be put together that can be forwarded to your proposed client. This document can be drawn in
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This works for our shop ... For two handed fly rods <> Make the length of both upper and lower grip assemblies proportionate to the length of the rod blank. Rule of thumb for the upper grip: Make a 12'0" upper grip length 12" <> Then add an inch = 13" total upper grip length. 14'0" blank = 15" total upper grip length. Rule of thumb for lower gri
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Consider searching Toray carbon fiber. Check out the links and sub-links from this site base. We have found it to be a good answer source for questions that we have concerning whats happening today in carbon fiber technology. If one finds this sort of thing interesting ... There is lots of source information available here. Bob Meiser
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Ah heck ... As long as I'm here today ... I have not read this thread, and not sure how the quote was taken from context ... But if the quote is taken literally: I would call it a rather foolish (and uneducated) thing to say. From what our shop has seen over the past decade, there have been on-going advancements / improvements in materials for composite tubes ... Especially in resin develo
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Thought this should be said. We just had our annual shop visit with Mike Thorson <> Batson's product designer. Mike spent the entire day again at the shop working out the preliminaries for additional proprietary components for future generations of our two handed rods. Mikes knowledge of the rod building industry in general is amazing, and has proven time and again to be great asse
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I was wondering if any of the sponsors here offer a variety of highly figured stabilized wood inserts milled to accept the Struble U26 Nickel Silver reel seat. Bob Meiser
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It's all good Charlie, Our main reason for experimenting with alternatives to epoxies as adhesives were alergy issues ... I carried quite a pit of experience with poly adhesives from the construction trades so researched them for composite tube usage as well. If done correctly the two were quit compatable. All and all It was a wise decision to go this direction <> For several re
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What Mark and Bill have said ... ... We have been using poly adhesives for over 5 years now as have 3 other regional shops ... This for untold thousands of rods for both grip and reel seat assembly. I was skeptacle at first as well <> But the stuff is awesome. Compared to two part epoxies: We have found the assembly process to be faster, far less messy, less expensive, Amine free
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Thanks for the info Tom/ Spence <> These do by-golly look like they have potentials beyond those of conventional ceramic ring single foot guides. Never to late to teach an old dog new tricks ... Bob Meiser
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Interesting Tom <> Who makes these ? Bob Meiser
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Don Lukehart, You bring up a very valid question. Switch rods are short two handed fly rods. All short two handed fly rods are in essence shooting head rods. Two handed shooting head line systems for short two handed fly rods are (by need) rather short in head length, all with compact grain distribution within their tapers. This means that the lines best utilized will have large di
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Chris, Give me a call sometime and we can discuss 541-770-4677 PST I'm much better at phone chats then I am at typing. Bob Meiser
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Chris, I suggest that you do exactly as Bill and Tom recommend If your are hyper allergenic to epoxies: Advice such as using goggles, masks, latex gloves etc. will not help in the least. From your described reactions I'd suggest that you stay away from all epoxies entirely, and consult with your physician. I've been dealing with this scenairo for over 15 years <> But still run
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Tom K, One udder thing ... We're on the same page with the cow stuff <> No worries ... };^) ... !!!
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Tom S, In truth <> I'm only an angler just like you. There are only fly rods <> And fly rods are either single handed or two handed. All flex and power criteria are the same for either. The terms Traditional, European ... (and especially) the term Spey Rod itself are really not definitive terms <> They are trade terms that have become generic. Many UK anglers are
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Tom, I think you are speaking of the Forecast F1308/9-4 Dark Blue ? If so ... This is a classic tip action rod: Soft tip <> Stiff butt ... Fast <> Nearly Extra Fast speed of recovery. It is a fine rod within it's perameters: A full-on shooting head rod suitable for all game fish from 10 to 40+ pounds. It is a challanging rod to cast with longer bellied Classic spey lin
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The "DH Crowd" fully grasps the use of the CC system to aide in determining ratio of power and flex of our tools. There is no better means by which to determine the grain carrying capability or grain window of these rods <> Nor is there a better way to determine flex then with a system similar to CC. ... We do not use it to determine line numbers, nor do we need to as line n
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Paul, Fly rod families are best defined as either single handed or two handed. Two handed fly rods offer the caster the assistance of the lower hand, single handed fly rods do not. Switch rods offer the assistance of the lower hand in line delivery. For this reason, switch rods fall into the family of two handed fly rods. Actually any single hand fly rod can perform a change of di
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If it is an Affinity or DH series <> 4 pc try this: From the tip top with the sections assembled. In inches 4.25 9.25 15.25 22.00 29.25 38.25 48.50 60.25 74.00 89.25 107.50 127.25 151.75 Bob Meiser
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Gary, Depending on the taper <> Removing 8 to 10 inches from the butt end of a two handed fly rod could dramatically alter the targeted flex and power intended for this rod. Most two handed fly rods can have rather complex tapers: They are often meant to be use specific, with tapers designed for efficient delivery of various families of two handed line systems. Removing that much
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Now THAT Denis is solid information ... Thank you. In regards to my questions ... I simply wanted to hear it said: "Send me the blank" <> Because in truth that would be the only means by which to answer my questions with accuracy. That answer gave credibility. This thread began with a rather harsh note. If not constantly monitered <> It is somewhat easy fo
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Eugene, This is a rod taper that has been in our inventory for nearly 10 years, actually based one of Dick Kantner's designs from the old GUSA days. We have generationally changed her a bit over the years, but is basically still the same rod in overall performance. Her performance in the field is well estabilished in all regards, and is a very fine two handed over head fly rod for search
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