Thanks for all the info. According to Batson, this is a 10' 6" rod. The customer told me that he cut one foot off of each piece. I did static test it and it turned out really well. This forum has been a great help. I will let you guys know if I have any more questions. Jonathan Fly In The Soup Customs P.S. I'll take a Diet Pepsi!
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I have a Batson IST1264f a customer wants me to build on for him. It is a 12" 6' rod that the customer cut down to 10" 6'. The split handle was built to his specifications and is 26" from the butt to the top of the foregrip. I need to find a guide spacing calculator that can help me to correctly place the guides for this rod. Any help would be appreciated. All the calcs that I have
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Sounds like Steve is the guy I need to talk with. Anybody know where he is at? I attempted my first diamond wrap and it turned out just ok. Not able to keep the design "straight".
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I was wondering if there is anybody in the Eugene, Oregon area that can teach me how to do some basic designs on a rod? I have seen plenty of videos online, but very few how-to types, mostly what they look like after. I do much better by seeing and doing rather than having it in a book. Would love to do some basic diamond or chevron wraps. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.
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I have a Batson Rainshadow RX7 Graphite IST1084F rod blank. I need to find a guide spacing chart to make a spinning rod out of it. Does anybody know where I can find one. It is not on the Batson website. Any help would be appreciated.
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I would also like to see what other people have. I have one that I use, but am always looking for something to make it better!
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This will be my first attempt at marbling. My question is, when using Testors model paint, do I need to let the pigment settle to the bottom and pour off the clear, or just leave it as it is? any help would be appreciated.
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Does anybody know of a good tiger wrap tutorial. I would really like to learn to do them, but have not been able to find a good tutorial. I have a friend who wants me to build a rod for him using a tiger wrap. Thanks in advance.
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Thanks guys, stopped by the local hardware store today and picked up some plexiglas. got out the old jigsaw and cut it to size. Now I have my own loom!
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seems to me that a loom is a device to organize thread, right? I do not own one, but looking at the price of some of them, I am not sure that I will! I have seen pics in catalogs, and it looks like one could be built very easily. I am thinking about using a piece of plexiglas for the base and gluing some foam w/ equally spaced slits cut into it to hold the treads. Does anybody have any other
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I just finished my first hand made weaving patterns and posted them in the picture gallery. Wondering if anybody would be kind enough to take a look at them and tell me if I am even on the right track. One has left list, the other doesn't. Now, I have to learn how to weave. Anybody have a copy of custom rod weaving for dummies?
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WOW!! I really had no idea! I guess for what I am capable of doing, I am on the right track. I do not consider myself a beginner, nor am I a professional (I have built nearly 25 rods and sold 10ish), but I have been complimented many times on the rods I have built. I would really like to learn how to do decorative wraps and weaves. I am only capable of doing the simple 7 thread letters now.
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I am curious to know what you guys charge to build a custom rod for a customer. I currently charge cost of materials plus $12.50 per foot. Is that too much? Too little? I would really like to know what you guys think. Thanks in advance. Jonathan
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when put together, the total length should be 4 feet.
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thanks for the info. I did not call him, but I did go to the website and I think I found a blank for him. I found a Forecast Saltwater "stubbie" one-piece that is only 42" long. I also like the idea of cutting the rod and adding a ferrule. Where can I get one, and how easy are they to install. Do I have to cut the blank in a certain place, or just cut it in the middle? I don'
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I have a customer that wants me to build him a 4 foot, 2 piece, rod and I can't find a blank!! Does anybody have any suggestions? He wants to use it out of a kayak this summer. Any and all help would be appreciated. Okay, new information. He wants "a spinning type handle with a significant amount of cork below the reel seat so I can tuck it under a leg or seat to troll while paddling.
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Is there any way to tell what kind of rod blanks I have? I purchased what I was told were two 8'6", 2-piece, Lamiglas IM6 blanks. One is brown, the other is grey. Both have glossy finishes. I bought them from a local dealer that used to get blanks from Lamiglas, but apparently got in trouble for selling them too cheap. He told me that he found these in a storage shed that has not been g
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I have heard about, and even seen, a little about these electric decals. Can somebody explain exactly what these are and how they work? I know they are a type of vinyl(???) or something I can print on, but that is the extent of my knowledge. They sound like something I would be really interested in. I have been getting quite a few requests to build custom rods, but have no nice logo to put on
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Thanks guys! The rod turned out real nice, and casts nicer!!
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Help!! I was given a G. Loomis fly rod blank to build for a friend of mine. I don't know what kind of blank it is, but I do know that she has had it for 9-10 years!! It was given to her as a gift. She put it up and forgot about it. She was cleaning out her garage this week and found it. It is a burgandy, 8 1/2 foot, two-piece rod. She is pretty sure it is a 5 weight rod. Can anybody help
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Thanks for all the great advice! It sounds like the eye is the way to go, but I will also try the other suggestions too.
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Great idea. I will give that a try!
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I was wondering what you guys do to keep your guides straight? I have built about a dozon rods, and sold a few of them. I find that my guides are straight, but they are not perfect. I really want to sell my stuff, but I want to perfect it first! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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