Adam can you tell me your email address .? i have a solution for you which is easily understood..i think you maybe doing the static test slightly wrong.
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Hi Adam and sorry to confuse you but when you say you get some line touch on the blank when under full load, what load are you using and what line rating blank is it......?? If I have a 8-10lb line class blank I will only make sure the line doesn't touch the blank at 5lb or half of the maximum line class .....so with this 8-10lb blank, I will only check the line doesn't touch the blank with a 5lb
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Hi Joe: Thanks for the reply, I have solved your problem with the knots. this is an easy fix: have premium spools (no knots flaws or splices.) and the current spools (occasionally may contain joins,) let the builder make the choice.
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hi roger definatley tag ends, 2 pieces tied together.....
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lmao............a rod building pro..........i spose when you have enough money to live for the rest of your life and have at least twice that amount left over to build rods and i reckon if you know the butt end from the tip end and all the stuff & bits in the middle then you are a pro rod builder......dont kid yourself, if you are in here and have made one rod even for yourself then congratul
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5 on one spool.!!!? thats rediculous... ive only been using prowrap for about a month and I tell you if it happens to many more times I'm throwing the entire range in the bin cheers Owen eyrerods.com.au
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Its annoying me, I keep getting knots usually midway through the 100yd size A metallic spools..grrrrrrrrrrr......Anyone else getting these surprises or are they only sent to Australia.... 5 in the past 3 weeks....and it always seem to be while doing the intricate wraps.......it would cost next to nothing to redo the spool with a full thread....!!!!!
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I don't get it.....!!! I reckon it looks weird to have an offset on the stripper just to lay the line down level and flat, ive never had any problems with line laying over to one side with self levellers on reels and even just the finger to guide the line is better than having a cock-eyed guide.....sorry......just had to say it.....cheers.
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to late to see stickers John grips all on, but have another 2 blanks which should be here within a fortnight.. I'll take a pic and get back to you.
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Thanks John and yes...confused .... Just got 5 Sabre blanks in from wholesaler yesterday and they have new stickers... Sabre' by Seeker Rods. made in the U.S.A.
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Hi Roger, yes i agree its doesnt matter what blank if it works well. My issue is that the Sabre blanks I'm using are four to five times the cost of the Calstar, so price wise, it means a great deal.. AU$140+ for a Sabre compared to (US$35 for a Calstar plus freight for what i thought was the identical blank) .... I usually bulk buy of 20 or more so freight costs have a minimal increase per blan
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That was great Russell, Didn't answer exactly what i needed to know but I came away from reading that as yes, Sabre & Calstar are linked, whether it be only be through the thoughts and ideas of some of the most highly respected rod builders. (and that, in itself has answered my questions.) Thanks again.
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Thanks for that Tom. However It doesnt solve the Calstar & Sabre lookalikes and matching product codes... Does Calstar build the Sabre blanks...??
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Hi: I use a few "Australian Sabre" e/glass blanks. Sabre Australia was bought out by Seeker rods about 20yrs so they are imported in from the States...a quick badge change and hey presto.... I have noticed that the Calstar e/glass purchasing codes are virtually identical as the Sabre blanks codes. Questions: If Seeker rods make the Sabre e/glass blanks, which i believe to be tr
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I have found that the faster the dryer is going, the more "waves" i get, nice and slow will self level a lot better just keep wicking off the blobs on the bottom.. get gravity to do what its supposed to do.
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Hi Adam, I have tried dozens of ways to put text, pictures, decals, etc etc on blanks and as far as i know it lifted because the material that it is printed on has a "memory" the decal wants to go back flat all the time.. i read that wrapping over the decal and letting it stay for a day or more can help a great deal, but no need to have another worry while doing blanks..if it is a prope
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What purge.? .there's been a purge.???...ok own up, who purged.?? does that mean gold frames are out the window, gone, karput, only dis-continued stock available.?? bugger.!! Plenty of SVSG out there in gunsmoke Jim. My thoughts are any colour is better than the dreary chrome.
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Hi Wayne, just checked it out again, definate GSVSG gold frames, Mudhole have them but all the gold framed SiC guides seem to have limited sizes by the looks of it.. ill check out Anglers workshop, Thanks.
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Hi : about to order a few of the SiC' GSVSG, (gold frames.) was looking for the complete sets but cant find them, and see the only sizes i can order are 6,7,20 & 40..?? how does that work out along the blank, ???? either big or small, nothing middle range in these.???? am i looking in the wrong place, misunderstanding something or arn't these available in sets.? cheers
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owenlorraine@optusnet.com.au
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check you hotmail...
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Sorry.....PAUL from tom price .......not Tom . cheers
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Hi Tom, I.M your e-mail address and ill send some pics on how to do leather grips and explain it ....(I do alot of leather grips.) Owen Australia.
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woo up fellow's. had a breakthrough. Humidity problem.....no way on earth....my son is an industrial painter and they put epoxy on in the rain and i know guys who blow through straws to release bubble's, how much humidity is that putting on wet epoxy..a s***load....no problems at all.....Pets, i know better than to touch anything when wrapping.. I had another 4 of the gremlins today, all with
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Thought of that as well George, i was told by an experienced rod building company owner that anytime after 12hrs is fine, so ive been sticking to that,usually 15-20hrs..if i am contaminating it somehow.!! do you know what i could use to run over the 1st coat which would clean these unseen areas.? Alcohol .?? Its driving me spare....... "can wrap like santa claus but stuff it up on the home
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Hi Bob, havent got a good camera here, it starts as small as a pin hole and it spreads out from there, i let 1 dry the other dry and it finished the size of a finger nail, (looks like something has taken a "smooth" bite out of the epoxy......(hope its not running around in my house.) lmao...... I'm a little bit convinced that it is some kind of contaminant as well.....but why nearly al
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Hi all, been searching the archives for days now and I'm sure what i'm having trouble with is in here somewhere, so rather spend more and more time looking, thought id just ask....applying 2nd coat epoxy, all good, then a few minutes later, a dimple appears, then another, then another and so-on... not a bubble bursting . and as it cures it gets bigger, last night i thought if it happens again i w
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Thankyou very much Dan, "Clever idea", does the job with no pressure on the rollers...... thanks again.
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Hi everyone.. very new to this site and to rod building, I would like to know how you all do a "static test" I presume thats setting out the guides before any wrapping is done.? Well, my problem is doing it, or rather should i say trying to do it on ultralight single foot rollers without them spinning around whilst doing a line touch test under drag/pressure. tried masking tape, not goo
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