Right on Herb on what you are saying , a phone call to them should help a lot as they both back what they sell
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What ever blank you get, make sure you get a maker that supports the blank , not one that you can't get to , one that will contact you, check some of the old post an find out the best support I think ,
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one is fairly hard the other is soft , with the use that glue joint would work against one another an would be more problems that just EVA or CORK altogether , I think , PS never have did it, just my 2 CTS on the question, could be wrong ,
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what you should do !!! cut your loss an get good blank's, all l supplier's on the left will get you good blanks , my 2 CTS
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Mudhole steps up to the problem an takes care of it FAST I think great job "" MUD HOLE "" { BROOK }
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SORRY >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Go for it they are very comfortable you should not have a problem , I know I did not, a plug in the end ?? try AUTO plastic plugs , can be had at the local auto parts store , as well as the big box hardware the BLUE ONE has a few put the AUTO parts store has a book with about 100 different styles an a few different colors ,
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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, big fingers sorry
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just looking at photo's is not the best way , get your hands on it the best way
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get a cheep BLANK to work on first an see how it comes out before you do it to a GOOd SAGE, I think, most of the jobbers on the left have cheep blanke to work on
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it could be that the critter liked the cork fill that was used to fill the cork voids when the handle was made ,
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up the TEMP to 80 F see if that will help
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When you turn the bottle over do it slowly so the cap gets full with no bubbles near the tip of syringe some times a bubble will get trapped in the cap, also if you are loading a large syringe you will create a vacuum, an bubbles come in around the stopper . take an play with it an see where the bubble comes from ,
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I am with phill. o what you want
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what ever repair you make it will work very well for you , you will not be able to tell , & the repair plug INT. or EXT if you don't have a section the local 2nd time store should be able to get you a old rod to fill the need , I think
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As roger said use an old blank for the section added
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TAPE ? CLAMP ? it all depends on the size of fish BIG ? small ? both will work BUT ? FISH ???
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Why not ask the MFG they want your to buy blanks an will work with you as I remember
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cool never thought of doing it that way will try it a few time's , not sure I can but will try
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This forum has a BUY / SELL section you might try it
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With the blank in hand , I would cut the 1 inch off a go with it , save you time an be dun with it , I think ,
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it all depends on the rod you want to fix, cheep way, drill holes an use liquid epoxy , , clean it before use ,
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Darwin don't hold your breath , don't know where there problem is, but there is no normal wait time , , on when the blank will be shipped after your order is placed , do a such on this forum
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Look at PACBAY there rods are very cost effective
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After if you put one drop of DNA on the mix, see what happen's you might be happy
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A stick will work, but will you be happy? , I did it with a 5 wt years back an I was very happy with it good luck
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CORK IS GOOD , will hold up the best I think
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On my trolling rods I like to use ACID wraps on my guides , you don't get the twisting on the blank as much in the rod holder, just my way ,
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Tom it would be a good idea if the date was posted on the for sale item [ when it was posted ] I think just an suggestion
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if you put paint on a hard surface the paint will not crack just wear down , but if you put it on a semi soft surface [ cork ] it will crack over time , letting the water, fish grime get under it , I do believe , could be wrong ,
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