Good Stuff!!! I don't know if I'll ever use it but its kind of a neat old tool. Clamped it on my "old fishing stuff" shelf in the den. Smiles
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I found an old herters rod building jig with what looks like everything but the instructions on how to use it. It's a cast iron vise looking thing with a 3/16 inch double looped wire attachment for holding the rod. there is a spring loaded clamp that looks like it adjusts the thread tension and a cork spool brake. I'd like to find the instructions that goes to it. Would any of you hap
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I found a vintage NARMCO Conolon Catalina 1115 Saltwater Surf Rod and was wondering if anyone had an old catalog that could tell me anything about this rod. It was made in Costa Mesa, California, by Narmco Inc. Pat. Pend. Apparently this company invented the fiber glass rods. It's about 11 feet long, conventional guides, full cork grip. It's a really nice rod in great shape. I want to find
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We have a "Extra" large thread spool accessory that comes with all the hardware that you need. You may want to look into it. You can use the same hardware on the regular size spool shafts and if you "need" a larger spool at some time you'll already have the accessory to use them. I don't have the price list in front of me but it will probably work out to be the same mo
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Dale, I'll look for your letter and see if I can help you out on Monday. Regards, John Jolley Renzetti Inc.
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Michael, Andy and I have talked about that very same thing. I gave Andy an old cast iron clamp on the edge of the table type rod wrapper for his collection and his exact words were, "I should make some of these" so we'll see.....Smiles Regards, John Jolley
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Mark your calendar now! The Legends of the sport are coming together in Titusville for a one-day event that’s free to the public. Join Renzetti, Inc., Temple Fork Fly Rods, Custom Gheenoe and a host of legendary fly fishermen December 2, 2006 in Titusville, Florida for a day of fly-fishing and rod building. Special Guests will include Jon Cave, Bob Clouser, Nick Curcione, Sarah Gardner, B
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Excellent Input! I've printed these pages and I'll take them to Andy and see what we can do about it. Thanks, John Jolley
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This is my first post on this forum and I’d like to introduce myself. My Name is John Jolley and I work as a CNC programmer at Renzetti Inc. in Titusville Florida. We manufacture the Renzetti Rod Lathe and I would like to hear from those of you who own one of these lathes in an effort to continually improve this product. I’m going to get some lessons from Andy so I can build some rod
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