have used thin plywood 3/64 , 1/32 [ model planes many ply ] it works well to a point when you rotate the handle the color will change some , because of the ply wood angle change in the light but it is not bad , cuts well an sands an glues well, with all glues for handles will not hold the color long [ fades out ] if you want color in the wood ,
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how will the reel fit that is also the question, I would look at that also , figure what reel you want an try it , most large rods need a large reel for the ballance
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scotch Bright should do , mesure , dull it up with the scctch bright pad an go to it , just like every thing else , sand paper will also work , but you can do some dammage if yoi are not very carfull , don'tt nick the blank if you use sand[a[er use fine to dull up the gloss, SID
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when you frist start out , there will be all kinds of problems , as you get more experance you will find out where you can cut some corrners an get away with it , but frist starting out go by the book then change to make it as easy as you can , there are a lot of people that don't use a brush at all , they use spatchlers to apply , go the cheep brush frist then change if you want , use a ne
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when all else fails yse VICEGrip need 2 people one hols rod so it don't move use a table an rubber grip put the vice grio on the rod tighten up to a point it is not on the small part but won't go over the large part them push / pull with all your might , then RAP the vice grip with a hammer the sudden jolt will normaly seperate the 2 parts , when you do hit the vice grip it is at the time m
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GOT IT 1 WEEK A GO ANCHORAGE ALASKA
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I forgot that scraping the sides is very important when you mix small amounts as you loose some on the sides all the time , but with small amounts it can kill a good batch when small , as you don't have much to start with , the small amount on the side can change the ratio a lot on a small amount mix
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just remember you are mixing it not beating it when you beat it you get a lot of bubbles in the mix
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I found it inmy issue I just recived My eye's are not so good it was hard to read the black on red sorry thanks TOM
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where do I get the information on where an how do I renew the RODMAKER an cost ?????????????????
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I am no cat fish person but there are lots of catfish, from the north east a 10 inch cat is good size , an then go south Tenn, an south , there 10 LB 20 LB an 60 lb plus an some parts of the country you jump in a feel for them so tell us more do you want a broom stick or a light weight ??????????? so more infro please
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that is a good reason to get both an try it out I always need a good reason to buy more tackle , who know it mighe even catch a fish or 2 [ I HOPE ] SID
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time for A new blank see what type of warrinty there is
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I am a new builder just like you , what I found out is the coating has to applied fast so get it on as fast as you can stop the motor , get the sages off with a old credit card then start turning the rod with the motor then wait , this works for me , try it on a old broken rod to find out what works for you , some people apply it with a spatchler [ spelling ? ] to get it on fast, sags are w
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youtube has every thing on building you could ever want , an then some, on any one subject matter you want , they will have 4 or 5 post all doing the same thing just a little different give it a try an what you can'tfind there this forum will get it for you SID
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if you want a larger selection than Lows try a auto parts store they carry a bunch of that stuff , it is used in the car;s to day to hold the plastic parts in place you might have to build up the center part of the blank or cut the plub down to fit { as you need ] a drunnel tool wil help a lot in making it fit
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the problem I have with guides is the feet on small rodes, [ thin ] there is a place that makes curved feet guides for the fly rodes .they do cost more but it is worth it to me to have the guide foot fit the rod an not leave a big space under the foot , they are handled by most ofthe dealers that sell fly rod guides, at least the one in the north west an the one in FL.they are only a fly r
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send it back to Pac Bay an get the top section , they will mate it an charge you a small fee for the tip I think that is what I would do or put come demos on it for your wraps to see how they come out , if you do send it back talk to them frist an get a feel on what they will do , new tip or a """ NEW BLANK "" the reason , any hard wear to save if you want , [ s
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just about any craft store will give you what you need even Walmart has some in stock , at least it is here in town
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fly tip tops are unbraced but they have smell , med , large , & EX large no size , so ti will not help , call up the large supplyers an ask them if they don't have it they will steer you in the right direction
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A verable speed drill is great , there is a lot of fokes on this web site that use them [ cheeperthan the other , the reason it is handle upis so you can control the speed an the clamp will not fall off , you can a lot with a hand wraper we use them a lot one of our suporters to the left sell a compleat start up kit look at it an you can do a lot with a saw, hammer, an some felt don't have to
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if you want it to look great do it all over ,over one rap to over the 2 nd rap, will look the best I think did you ever see a rod in A store like the way you want to do yours ?????
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if you sign up for there NEWS E mail's , some time they run specials an tell you about it by way of the Email it helps some times but that is about all in the way of discounts just there E mails if you sign up an any one can sign up fpr them , it is just a sourse of names an web sites that I did not have before ,
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every one is a little different but still the same , ways to help # 1 sure not to beat # 2 wait a min or two min for the bubbles rise to the top , they are slow, # 3 do not brush you apply mixture # 4 if you mix in small amounts you can hold in hand to warm it some to help the bubbles to rise , # 5 the aplicator [ brush if you use ] has got be full of the epoxie not just the tip # 6 y
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thanks I got it now was signed up an did not know how to handle it Bill
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I guess I am a little thick in the head don't under stand what you are telling me ???????????? TOM
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I have tried to post to the photos but unable to do it so what is the trickso I comment / ask a quesrion ??? HELP
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no just spray oil I have never used WD40 lockal hardwear store nothing special about the oil you might even try AUTO /CAR oil cheep an easy to come by an no damage to rod, what have you got to loose take the dip stick out an get a couple of drops an try iy seewhat happends BILL
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if you use spray oil let set for a short bit of time then lightly scrape it with your finger nail if it starts to lift off great if not try some thing stronger , the oil works on a lot of that type of problems what have you got to loose let us know if it works Bill
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what size blank ,? real seat size will change to the rod some what or are you just going to just shim it to fit an the size you need ???? they go together some what , after you get or know the blank you are going to use , people here can help I think , [ size blank is what size BUTT }
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