I think you are asking for a mess. I doubt that it will work with even passable results. You say HVLP, is that a turbine? Compressed air? Gravity feed? Pressure cup? If you adjust your fan the best you can, at least the finish will be great. (should be) Overspray is just part of the cost, as always.
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I think you are asking for a mess. I doubt that it will work with even passable results. You say HVLP, is that a turbine? Compressed air? Gravity feed? Pressure cup? If you adjust your fan the best you can, at least the finish will be great. (should be) Overspray is just part of the cost, as always.
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Thank you for the feedback in this thread. This is why I joined this forum. How are you liking that Stella, Mark?
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Don, Thank you for the thoughts.. I have considered shipping my rods in advance... In some countries this may be a great idea, and to a safe location, great. However, some countries,, I could not feel safe in trusting that my gear would be there when I arrive, this is based on experience. In addition, traveling with a 5' tube is way lower key than traveling with an 8' tube, it change
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So, evidently there is only one correct way to build a rod....... right? :) The reason for the Ballistic blank being mated with that reel is due to the issue of travel, and hauling long rods around on a plane. I live in trout country. When I was selecting this blank, some people (given, on the internet) say that this particular blank casts 8oz fairly well, but not much
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Thank you Don. I had not yet come to that... This is a new reel, new setup. I have been suffering on too light of gear up to this point, using braid into a rub leader on a smaller setup, and getting cut on the rocks too often. A bimini into Allbright is kinda big, not sure how big is too big for a #12 guide. 80lb mainline would be marginally safe for 8oz as long as the line
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Slide bait is used for live bait fishing. It involves casting a heavy weight to the desired location, then clipping on an 'Aussie Slide', with a leader and live little fishy attached. Hopefully there is some incline so gravity helps the little fishy swim out to the end of the line, and to help overcome any incoming surf. Heavy mono is used to prevent getting cut on the rocks where this techn
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If I go with the titanium Virtus, then heavy? or the light ones? Will a setup of 20 stripper, to 12 on out, theoretically cut any distance from the potential of the rod? I pendulum cast mostly. I have never cast a spiral wrap, yet.
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Hello all. This is my first post here. I am a newbie rod builder, have only wrapped a few guides so far, for practice. I am about to start a couple of builds, one being a Daiwa Saltiga Ballistic 35-405. I have been researching this for the past 6 months or so, accumulating materials and tools, etc. I want to build this as a spiral wrap. Selecting guides not knowing much ab
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