back when i had my full size lathe i had a set of those from grizzly. need to dig thru piles of "stuff" to see if i can find em. i'm too stove up now to have a full size wood turning lathe but my midi does everything i want. but i do miss the longer bed length for sure.
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roger.....your response caused me to have one of those "why didn't i think of that" moments! thanks! clarify the center point drill bit in the tailstock for me though if you would. w/out a hole existing in the rod already i would think getting the drill point exactly in the center would be impossible and cause the mandrel to wobble. thanks.
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yes, correct, mandrels, not reamers.
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i have the complete set of turning mandrels from mudhole but find myself occassionally needing off size (diameter) ones. yes, i enlarge the OD using tape when necessary but life would be a lot simpler using closer to correct size mandrels. also theirs are too long for my short bed lathe and i have had to cut them to length. if anyone had a metal lathe and makes mandrels that won't break the bank
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i build 25-50 rods a year on average, using cork and wood for the grips. cork seal on the cork and BLO on the wood. my wifes rods grips kept needing refinishing due to heavy use etc (read neglect) so at her suggestion i applied a wrap finish to her grips and she loves the shine and bling. to me it looks like someone forgot to take the shrink wrap off the handle when bought at walmart. showed it
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cool, i'll be looking for em!
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bill boettcher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > heck I would have said The Easter Bunny LOL > > Maybe with a Real Good Deposit to cover parts ?? theres a lot of real good all American (patriotic) people out here but if I ever asked for a deposit, "real good" or otherwise, everyone would be reaching under their shirts grabbing whats hangin
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bill boettcher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > heck I would have said The Easter Bunny LOL > > Maybe with a Real Good Deposit to cover parts ?? theres a lot of real good all American (patriotic) people out here but if I ever asked for a deposit, "real good" or otherwise, everyone would be reaching under their shirts grabbing whats hangin
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bill boettcher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > maybe make up one or two rods for people to try > out That should change there cheap minds out here i'd have to put a GPS system in the handles to find em to get em back!! and not real bright either. a city employee was stealing tools and putting em in the back of HIS truck and parking it in front of his hou
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Don @ American Tackle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry to hear that Jack. It sounds like you need > to educate the people in your area on the benefits > of a custom rod and why the prices are higher than > factory rods. The price of the MicroWave sets are > very competitive when making a set of your own > from comparable quality guide
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when will the prices come down? where I live they think a wally word rod is high.
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Devcon is also great used as a rifle glass bedding compound in the recoil lug area. as Tom stated, JB weld is simply a gap filler. lots of people (including myself) have found that out the hard way. they should change the name from "weld" to " temporarily stick".
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my dr. told me if I ever show up again w/a sunburn I will have to find a new dr. my mother died of melanoma and I have had 2 second degree sunburns as a teen. that feeezing off stuff ain't fun.
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thank you! I build a few rods (40)? a year but don't sign em/ship em so needed the advice. about the scuffing slightly? I do that too to the blank before rod bonding on the handles but it generally leaves a dull finish. that won't show up on the signed part of the blank? was told on the phone last night when told about the rod he really lit up. I had knee surgery last week or I might have gone se
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well.........would still like to hear it! I have a thick skin. could you PM it to me?
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all I see is a blank page for the reply from roger Wilson. am I missing something?
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hi guys. I have a favorite uncle that is very close to me. he is 97 and in hospice, was an avid fisherman all his life. I want to send the family a rod I built to be placed in his casket IF they agree. I want to sign etc the rod and coat that before I send it to the family (his kids, my cousins). the rod is a light spinning rod, several years old, never used, my "flagship" rod. I sell a
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