Here in Europe i put in 2.5 atm in the tires, don't know how much psi that is. I use the system which works best for me. On the Internet, i use the language which works best (so english). But in rodbuilding i realy like you guys to switch over to metric. You can get into serious trouble when using both systems. I recall an balloon designed in The Netherlands (centimeter sizes) which was build in
Forum: rodboard

I was just looking for an easy, measurable way to get to a satisfying guide placement. As a teacher in technology i like to measure things instead of looking and guessing. I'm only concerned for guide placement on fly rods, so the line touching the blank is not a concern for me blank. Sorry, have to go, my pupils are calling. Karel
Forum: rodboard

OK, i forgot the 3 different loads on the rod from the static test. So i think this also covers -quote- Angles closer to 150 degrees would be more realistic. The angle will vary with the rod's action (taper), the amount of deflection, and the position of the guide in question. Any angles approaching about 120-135 degrees would be cause for adding another guide, IMO. Too severe an a
Forum: rodboard

Wow, just got a brain wave! Isn't it so that the angle at each guide should be equal (where have i heard that before?) and that when bending the rod to an angle of 90 degrees (when you have 10 guides, so 9 angles) each angle should be 180 - (90/9) = 170 degrees? Hmm, have to work this one out a bit further. I don't like to bend a blank, without ferrules being wrapped, to 90 degrees. Also 10 gui
Forum: rodboard

In some descriptions the demand of the line following the blank in a nice smooth arc must be met. Is there a way to quantify this? Perhaps: The angle between the line entering an eye and the line leaving the eye must be at leats 170 degrees? Karel
Forum: rodboard

Hello Mike, I have the book, and guide spacing is quite clear, but i can't find a guideline for the guide sizes. Is there any formulae for guide sizing, perhaps last guide same size as tip top, even distribution of guide sizes until you reach the stripper guide? More tip action, more smaller guides on the top? Karel
Forum: rodboard

And how about a fly rod? What is the relation between line weight and guide sizes? OK, the bigger the line the bigger the guides, but in numbers? Any rules of thumb? Karel
Forum: rodboard

Samer, from your posting it is not quite clear to me if you waited for the CP to dry. My first feather inlay i made with a blue jay feather on a forecast (dark blue) blank. I used Gudebrod CP to stick the feather to the blank and when coating the feather with thinned CP noticed the exact effect which you describe, but after about an hour i saw the bright blue color of the feather returning. Did t
Forum: rodboard