what ever way you do , remember the fish can't tell the difference on the color of the thread ,
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try a machine shop, they should have 1/2 inch round rods
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it is a good sale if the seller is happy , with the buyer also happy, even if the buyer never use's half of the stuff , as I see it
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Carol ? The discounts offered ??? do you think they should not keep offering discounts that can't fill ? it sets a bad taste in your mouth, when you have to wait for a blank an they don't answer your Phone calls or E mails , I know, I stopped doing business with then just because of there customer support, later on they might get there ACT together , I hope so because there blanks are grea
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There name is not doing well in the ROD supply ability , there customer service stinks, I hope it improves because there blanks are great as I see it , I don't know if Garry Loomas is still there but in the early day's he had his fingers in the rod blank building , I , believe [ A great rod blank person ]
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NOTE there is a tool that will make wire ties tight it is sold at most electronic supply stores , a little costly , but not bad, I did not check Amazon or E bay , but it will make the tie wraps tight an take all the spaces out if the cork wedges , if you put a plastic shim in the center to help keep the ring of proper alinement a little smaller than 1/4 inch because of cutting loss cau
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you can find the hard nails paint [ clear ] in most big BOX stores that sell finger nail coloring wife / girl friend or any women , will steer you to the correct place , I think
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With Face Book an this web site it is easy, get a cheap blank for your first build an go from there , it is not hard , there is a get together soon, see if you can make it, lots of good info is given out at that time, see EXPO on the top in the left under sponsors , hope to see you there just remember the only dumb question is the one that is not asked , as I see it
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The phone number above worked great 1-360-225-2211 try during buss. hrs
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They are not known for being fast, as I see it , if they said it has been shipped it will be just don't hold your breath , from the time it was shipped to the time it leaves there shop , can be a few day's
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Good luck on the return call , they seam very slow to me Batson is so much better on customer service I think
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Look for a FIBER GLASS not carbon on the first rod , ?? the glass rod is more forgiving for a first rod [ harder ti break ] I think
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Norm makes it sound easy , I wish it would work that easy for me ,
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when redoing old rods that is one of the pip falls on using old blanks , where time is money I will not re-guide an old blank for money , it just don't pay . to much time lost in LABOR , I think
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Tom is correct, very hard to wrap the guide going down hill . Going up hill, the thread will stop the wrap from falling of the guide , try ir on a guide an see how it works , only takes a min . to set it up ,
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DREMMEL tool an TAPE , make sure the tape is on tight, no matter what method you use to cut it off with always use tape & have it on tight , with a couple of wraps cheep insurance , I think
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I have a question on GUIDES ????  as I have only been  building rods for about 9 years [ part time for my self & friends  [ no sales] ] why is it when I get a rod in for repair [ replace guides with  cracked frames ] , the bad frame's are normally in the bottom of the guide string , closes to the reel ?? any idea's out there  Thank for the replay 's
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Use a ""'FOOT LONG LEVEL " an do the best you can , line every thing up to the center of the chick, {{ THE CENTER LINE OF CHUCK. ALSO HAS TO BE LEVEL "" , an it will be fine , if the center line of chuck an the center line of the BLANK are not the same the blank will walk out of the chuck , in the drying mode , [ rotating for a long time ] good luck on your proje
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They sure look great but the $$$$$$$ is a lot more than the $90 for the Grizzly one, that price you can buy a lot of grips I think
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Make it fit Electrical tape an clamp it down it will hold , what was lost was the cost of the lathe , that was the selling point , of this unit , there a lot of LATHE's out there an it will cost a lot more , that unit will do a lot of grips , an the cost is cheep I think
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The Grizzly LATHE would be tuft to beat for the cost , an it will do up to over 20 inch grip , as I see it
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I use a wooden chop stick from the local food store, the same as you just a wooden stick, use a section of thin rubber band to hold it in place , it is only a few wraps long , don't have to be that tight , as it is just for looks , in fact you don't have to have it at all , lot of builder don't do it , for the reason you don't like it ,
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Any time you bring in "" TITANIUM "" the, cost goes up fast $$$
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Worked great from AOL, got right in to there site ,
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use some tape an move them around some an get a fit that you like PS tape to hold the guides on so that you can move them around easy .
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think of money spent go the cheapest way an if you don't like then up grade , it all depends on how much you want to spend , an how much room you have for your work space an $$ you want to spend , an how many rods you plan to do in a year ,
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Have you tried the DVD that covers that volume ? I kow it will cost a little but it covers all of the VOLUME'S I think , have seen it listed on this web site
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