if i can feel the difference, that,s enough quantification for me. lol.
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hi Kevin..that is so clever..i love stuff like this, thanks!
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the best reamers i ever used i made from an old used set of rat tail files that i had sprinkled grit on.
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use a forehan locking wrap and your good to go..
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or maybe dip it like the boo builders. lol.
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the way i see it your going to need enough guides, enough space between the guides,and enough size to the guides.lol.
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instead of ferrule raps use the thread and e-poxy to add another guide or two .
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hi tom ..i would like to know who those few are so i can avoid their rods.lol.
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ferrule wraps are going the way of underwraps and spine worries.lol.
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hi Norman..i,m going to give them a try..thank you.
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hi norman..yes, i have used sharpened brass tubes in the past but the would bind up quickly..that,s when the different glue idea came up..now i,m thinking of shorter arbors which should be easier to cut through..i did not know about cork borers..would someone like lowes have them..thanks for the idea Norman.
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thanks philip..i,m going to stay with e-poxy but use much shorter urethane arbors that should be easier to cut through with a sharpened brass tube..the only i have to figure is how short i can go with arbors..i,m going to start with 1/2" arbors at each end of the dps seat..that should get lots of laughs.lol.
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Miki, i,ve heard Tom K. say good things about minima 4 guides never aything good about snakes.. that may be a word or lack of words to the wise. lol.
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hi Miki..it was back when bragging rights were more important to me now if i hook a big fish i almost hope he gets off, too much work..i think that,s why i prefer bluegill fishing now..lol. but still when i see snake guides it triggers me.. lol.
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i don,t fish saltwater. my experience is with hair bug fishing for bass. this was years ago when i used snake guides on a 9 wt. rod.. everytime i hooked up with a nice size bass the the wire guides would dig into the line when we locked up and then suddenly jump free giving too much slack, sometimes enough for the fish to unhook himself...then i found this site and tom and some other were touting
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nope..i just checked. wood glue is usually poly-vinyl acetate, like in elmers glue.
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great! thanks Matthew..good stuff..when you say wood glue you mean nitro-celluose i assume? thanks again.
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hi Miki..when fishing for larger fish, don,t you have a problem with the snake guides biting into your fly line under load making for a stick and go stick and go flow of the line..
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ok! everybody thanks for the many ideas..
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hi Tom..yes, i don,t want permanent bonds..i want bonds that are easy to break down and clean up and parts to be reusable..i may be asking for too much..not the first time. lol.
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thanks Don and Matthew..does any remember the old Herters rod building kits over 50 years ago. no e-poxy. guide wraps were painted with laquer then varnished..i don,t remember what glue was used on the cork rings or the reel seat..does anyone remember..thanks.
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hi all, i have heard that some rodbuilders use gorilla glue to attach their reel seats..if so, will boiling water break the bond at some later date to remove the seat..are their other glues for reel seats..what do bamboo builders use..thanks
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hi Paul, even as a newbie, you stand head and shoulders over mr. bee..
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hi roger. thanks for quick reply..that,s my problem, i,m forever tinkering..i can,t leave well enough alone..my blanks have just about all been torn down and rebuilt..so if there is any way to make that process easier i wiill try it..i had a thought about a Herters kit rod i built many years ago and i think i used a duco type cement to attach the fly reel seat..i was wondering if people still
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why do i have this feeling that mr. bee is just sitting back and having a good laugh...
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hi roger.. have you ever used a cement like Duco to attach a dps style seat..would it not make seat removal much easier..a lot less heat would be needed. no?
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hi tommy..my first rod many years ago was made from a Herters kit. no problems. i think because back then there were no such thing as e-poxys and most of your conflict seems to be e-poxy related..maybe if you just get away from using e-poxys just for starters, you,ll get your rods built..there are other glues and finishing products.
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sorry Tommy..yes, CP is color preserver and probably back when it was the milky white stuff only.
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i was wondering, with the new high pressure blank roller machines is the spine effect as strong as it used to be or is the jump as strong as it used to be in todays blanks.
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hi tommy...there was someone on this site from years ago who suggesred to wrap the guides on, put three coats of CP and just fish the rod..maybe give it another coat next year.if you need to move the guides, cut off the wraps and use some iso to clean up old CP, alot easier than cleaning e-poxy.
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