Nice tool Roger, I did buy a 3.99 spade bit and it seems to do the job.
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Well I went and got a 13/16 spade bit ground it down, (as someone mentioned) mandrel then took my home made cork ring vice, bored out the mandrel lock diameter, locked the grip in the mandrel, about an inch in from the top, put it in the floor drill press and WALA! It worked.
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I kind of find it funny that these reel seat inserts do not line up with a standard bit size. Or do they? in other words, a .791 size could be drilled to an xx size allowing for epoxy??
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Quin, I have a floor drill press and I thought of using my cork clamp to steady the grip. With the forstner bits, do you have any issues with them grabbing the cork and tearing it up?
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old post, but question? I read a lot about weight and how it is not good to have heavy guides, (especially around the top of the rod). By adding an extra guide, are you not defeating the idea of weight? Thinking about the guide, thread and epoxy.
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I built my first fly rod grip. I did not bore the reel seat before hand. So now I have to bore for the seat. Anyone on here with advice on how to bore it out? Next time I will bore first and ask question later...lol Also, the reel seat is .791. A 13/16 is about as close a spade bit. Would you trim it down or use it? I just wondering if the epoxy will hold with a gap like that. Thanks
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