A big thank-you , Robert and Jim !! Robert , i guess i will need other guide' weight soon . Thank for your help . I have to check which ones ... Thanks. Didier.
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Hello . I wonder if someone could help me finding weight of those TKTTG guide ? TKTTG#4.5 and 3.5 and 3 if those last one exist ? In my book , i have some few TKTSG weight : TKTSG#3 = 0.0306 g ( 30.6 mg) =0.001079 OZ TKTSG#3.5 =0.045 g ( 45mg) =0.001587 OZ TKTSG#4 = 0.054 g (54 mg) = 0.001905 OZ TKTSG#4.5 = 0.061 g (61 mg ) = 0.002152 OZ TKTSG#6 = 0.137 g (137 mg ) =0.004833
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Hello . I was told they have the same weight , 0.09 oz . So let's make my order ! Thank. D.
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Hello . Thanks for this advice . If i'm correct , the height of the SCXOLSG#20 is only 34mm ( size 25 is 45mm ) . Not enough for my need . TMZ#20 and CMSG #20 are said to be 46.5 mm height , which corresponds to the way I build my rods. Then i'm going to ask to my dealer . Not sure he knows their weight , but may be he can say which is the lightest ? Thanks . D .
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Hello . I'm Looking for an cheaper alternative to the fuji T-KLSG#20 ( $33.5 ) . I have the PacBay CM4CG#20 ( 2.31g) , but i don't want guide without ceramic . Both other PacBay , new TMZ#20 (weight 2.5g ) and CMSG#20 seem to match my need . I think i would take the lightest . CMSG would be a great option , as i would like to bend the frame to match the height of the Fuji T-K
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Thanks for your comments . Yes , every weight added will slow it . Since i didn't held this blank a long time before i varnish it , I must be confused by my feelings when i thought it was stiffer . I would hate to have to buy the blanks by two ... This blank is a NFC MB 705 HM, that i plan to fit with TKTSG #3 ( 0.0306g ) , TLSG #3,5 for tip top ... From your experience, is that such ad
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Hello . Since i varnish a blank , i feel that it came a little more stiff ... Not sure because i dont have an other same blank to compare with . For instance , a 7 foot blank m=54.40 g. With 2 coats of Lumiseal ( with piece of pantyhose ) then m= 54,64g So the quantity of varnish weight 0.24g .... This is 0.411% of the weight's blank ... no too much . Then i try to estimate the aditi
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Hello . This afternoon , i drove to my dealer to test / purchase some blank . Here are some data that i collected : NFC MB807 HM : Length : 242.7cm Working length :211.7cm.................... deflection :70.56cm Power :591.1g ( 20.84 oz ) TA: 59° (I didn't have time to test it with the strict CCS way ....) The weight was not applied exactly at the tip , but 3/4 cm above. I as
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Hello . When i go on their blog , on this particulary page , named : " NFC Available Blank Stats " I read : " STATS OFF-LINE. BE BACK SHORTLY! " Ken , what do you mean when you says " their older blog entries are still online you can read all about it. " Happily , i have the ability to hold it , because my dealer is not to far away from me . A
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Hello . Since i held some NFC Blank , i think I must make an effort to find the good blanks for me. My old CCS data blank from Noth Fork Composite don't have it for this NFC MB 807 HM . Or some other either. I can't find CCS data on the NFC site . Yet two years ago, I could still ... Could someone please provide it to me? Thank you ! Didier .
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Hello Chuck. Thanks , it's nice :) I expected more light compared to what I had found . Ok i note it . So the lightest is still , for me , the Fuji T-KTSG #3 with 0.0306g ( ) ( nine guide weighted ) And with an ID of the ceramic = 1.26mm ,BMKLG-2 is the second smallest . The smallest is again the Fuji T-KTSG #3 with 1.07mm ID . But BMKLG-2 is a much cheaper! And if i need a l
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Yes , you are right Chuck ! I mean the BMKLG . Sorry .
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Hello . I'm looking for input about those tiny Batson Micro ...in size 2.5 and 2 . The BMKLG #3 --> Weight = 0.060 gram ( 0.002116 oz) --> Inner diameter =1.51mm (0.059448818897638 in ) --> Feet lenght =4.76mm (0.18740157480315 in) The BMKLG #3.5 --> Weight = 0.074 gram ( 0.002610 oz) --> Inner diameter = 1.97 mm (0.07755905511811 in ) --> Feet lenght = 4.27 m
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Hello . Yes , they are sic , with titanium frame . From Japan , only sic is available , no alconite ( ???) Mo , i send you an email . D.
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Hello . I purchased FUJI 3.0 KTSG , only from Japan . D.
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Hello . I held PU foam sheet ( 2lb / cubic foot ) and i noticed that it has better mechanical properties that the PU foam that i pour in mold ( 2lb too ) Mine lacked rigidity and weighed twice !!! And has bigger cell size ( this incrise surface resin absorption and the weight ... ) So i did my little investigation ... What i learned is that PU foam available in sheet has much bett
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Hello . I just purchased Sulky thread . There are Sulky metallic and Sulky Silver . I didn' found the holoshimmer . Sulky Metallic diameter is very close to the diam. of Gudebrod thread "A" . Difficult to say if it is a little thinner or a little thicker. With a digital caliper : -Gudebrod thread "A = 0.10mm =0.00393 inch -Sulky Metallic = 0.12mm=0.00472inch But th
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Well , not realy for wrapping guide in fact , but for the trim band . I received Fish Hawk "000 - 3 / 0" Pure Japanese Silk Thread , that are so thin! I wondered if metallic thread would match with such tiny thread ? D.
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Hello . I wonder if such fine metallic thread exist , and if those have been used to wrapp guide ? Specially if fine thread are used too ,like sulky thread for exemple .( or other fine thread ) All metallic thread seem to be as thick as size "A" thread ? Thanks . D.
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I take good notes, Ken . Thank.
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Hello . Thanks for your comments . Ok , i'll stay away from sewing machine thread .(It was convenient because I have on hand ) So silk seems to be thread of choice . I've never touch one . CP and silk ? Will silk fade with sun ? UV rays can destroy the silk? I mean silk is more fragile than nylon in the sun? I had not yet addressed the issue. I'm going to make a search here. D.
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Hello . I use the size A since a long time. But with Micro Guide , and because weight is the issue , would it be reasonable to use a finer thread that the conventional size A ? If that exist . I think especially in light blank ( spinning , from L up to M ) And i have a so thinner thread from sewing machine , i wonder if it would be strong enough ? i will have to make a try . Well ,
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Hello . Today , i've held this blank ( XCW70MHM TC 7'0" 1 8-17lb 1/4-1oz 0.425 5.00 Mod-Fast 1.33 oz ) I have been advised that this one could fit with my need . I have a 6'3'' med-fast spinning rod , MH ,1 oz. And i want a longer rod ( 7 foot) with the same action and power . ( RDA : Power -->529g (18,65 oz ) and TA :62,5° ) But i wonder if this XCW70MHM has really enough
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Hello . You use Kabura by 50/70 metres , with strong current . And you want to animate 3/8 oz lure ? With such condition , i would use lure up to 5 oz ... I'm not a vast knowledge of all the offers blank , but i would think that blank with a glass tip , is not very common. This is a special action , i guess only big Japanese brand offer such special rod . Maybe with Matagi ? I believ
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Hello cosimo-angione . A Kabura is like a Tenia , isn't it ? I've heard about Tenia last year. It is a Japanese technic , a shrimp is threaded on a hook . ( a special lead head ) The animation : slow or quick sometime . The rod need to have sensitivity . My first think was about an Extra-Fast action , but not as powerfull as some Magbass blank . Maybe some dropshot blank ...? D.
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Hello . Thanks everybody . Well , the scales are tipped on the side of sandpaper ! I would not want to leave loose grains ! So i will first do my reamer with sandpaper .That said, the abrasive grit might be useful however for other use( not rodbuilding) ...i can purchase half a pound for $6 i think... D.
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I just received an email from Colleen, who has been warned that I tried to conatct. Thank you to those who helped ! D.
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Hello . I have some broken rod , and sand paper too ( aluminium oxyde) and was ready . But recently i discovered the abrasive grit ( silicon carbide ) from size 40 to 1200 ..And i am curious to know if there are some rodbuilder who use handmade reamers built this way ? I guess epoxy is used to coat the grit on the tapered blank ? This could make better files?( In fact, reamers with
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Mark , i hope it too ;) Bob , to my knowledge,to get some MicroTop ,ring size 4 and tube up to 7.5 , @#$%& is the place to. My plan is to be able to put on the table all Microtop available, so i can compare. I read with interest that some new Microtop are coming soon .Thanks . D.
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Hello . Flexcoat lite is the finish i'm used to since a while ... But to coat Micro guide , i'm thinking to use Permagloss ( it is going to be dicontinued ) , or Lumiseal or maybe a "marine bi-composant sparurethane" to get a low built. -What'll happen when i need to replace a guide , wrapped with PG ? I mean , with Flexcoat , the thread and epoxy can be easily stripped . I p
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