michael danek good point about reels seats i stand corrected .
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Can you weld the parts together than anodise ? anodise gets down in the pours of the alumiun and the epoxy might not give a good bond , when they anodise they first put the part in a cleaner that is heated up then it goes into the anodise tank that is also hot. epoxy before hand might not hold because of the heat..
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bob if the two piece is at the reel seat just get a reel seat thatis two peice they are still for sale.
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Tom Thank you
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I just bought some parts on a house clean out sale the lables says varmac sg is one type my questions are how old would these be and are they a good brand and what happened to the company???????
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Joe id at rear 0.900 od is1.050 to 1.070
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I too like the hot glue for guides it is differant than the tip top glue stick as after you are done the wrap you can still move the guide around.flex coat makes it
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Jim i have the same problem on rods i rebuild what i do now is take a file and file the tube on the tip down to the blank and split the tube to get it off. they must have used a epoxy not hot glue.
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jaret rod dancer makes a rod varnish it does not smell bad cleans up the brush with water and i have used it on rod to recoat rebuilds i did . IT is less strong i think that is what your question was about not where you live.
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jaret the gator blank the i did had rings on it and was not a smooth finish. What I did was after the wraps where done and coated i mix up some rod finish and coated the blank in between the guide wraps with a thin coat of the finish. I fished with that rod jigging with a good bend in the rod and it held up.
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My first time building was a casting rod. I let a lot of friends that are full time fishing captains try it they all took there first cast then turned to me with a big smile and said wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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great love those grips you can get a good hold on the rod for casting ,jigging
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miles I have built with those blanks and found no problems and they have held up to some pretty good size fish. the only thing was one of the pink color blank faded out on a freinds that I built it for her but she used it ever day during the summer and it took a lot of sun light.
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Mudhole puts things in there catalog that they don't have on page 122 the cross cut grips Vjfg-31 go to there site put those number in and see what happens.I wait for one on back order for along time and then was told no longer available. but i got my catalog today and there they are.
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. the crb e-glass blanks are a nice blank for the money I built some boat rods with them.
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I rebuild more rods than i make new one I start by wanting to do my favorite rod that i caught a lot of fish with and couldn't one that I liked to replace it with.Then I started rebuilding rod for my relative because to show them that i appreciated them letting me go fishing for free for the last 45 years on there party boats they pay for parts and labor is on me I did over 150 rods last winter.
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guys I would love to see the spec of that blank and know what you cut it down to as i have someone talking to me about a black fish rod. thanks ofr the help
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I Take a file and file the wrap down on top of the guide foot{ so not to hit blank} if two foot guide do both. pop guide off of blank peel thread and finish of of that area and find thread end and pull thread out from under finish this will make finish pop off .some rod finish needs a little heat and i use a heat gun to soften and i use a old credit card or use up gift card to scrape finish off
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thanks for all the tips the damage area is in a small area of the grip it looks like where the top of the rod holder put some chew markers on it and a piece missing out of fore grip.I never used any pit paste before but i will give it a try first before replacement. don"t know if he would go for other grips as this is his a 30 yr old star rod that is his favorite rod.
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I learned from someone can't remember who if tip was to small to take the prong of a fork, or a nail and open up the tube of the tip and have tried it and it worked. like to swage it open larger like what air conditioning tech do to copper tubing
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How big of a pit does this fill in? I have a rod I'M working on new eyes for a freind and the cork handle is chewed up from what it looks like to me by a rod holder.was wondering if i could use this to fill in and sand smooth? THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP IN ADVANCE DAVID PARSONS
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thanks to bill,tom and jim for the help I'm fixing this rod for a buddy and want to do it right.
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Bill thanks I did the google search for the TVC58xxh and the fuji concept alconite came up on ones listed for sale. On shimano site nothing came up for that model
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I need help does any one know what guide material shimano used on the TREVALA LONG JIG STICK titanium or stainless? sic or alconite? they are stamped fuji. thanks for the help in advance
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so you want a light rod try flex coat lite build for starters
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scott tell us the kind of rod you plan to build (fly rod, offshore trolling, ) that might help to tell you what to try and weather you want a lite or heavy coat on your thread wraps. for epoxy i like the paste epoxy because of it not running all over like liquids.
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it sounds like a lot of people are having problem with the deluxe chuck besides my friend.
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Bruno read my post from oct 19 (American power wrapper problem) it's on the first page near bottom now
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Mr Geoff staples I got the measurements you asked for they are of the alumium jaws front and back. back--------------- front 1) 1.190--------------- 1.184 2) 1.183---------------- 1.179 3) 1.178----------------1.173 With a nickel in the back of the jaws the nickel in the front is loose with 0.019 of play.
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Good manners are harder and harder to find. But phone etiquette is also hard to find call a business and they just say yea,what ,hello they don,t say goodmorning ( company name ) how may I help you. You don't know if you dialed the right number. thanks for listening to me.
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