Using the NGC layout. Thanks in advance for the replies!
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Another question to, on a spinning guide layout how do you determine you next 2 reduction guide sizes after your stripper and your choke point?
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When using Tennessee tubing for a handle can you buy tapered forgrips of the same material from anywhere or does it have to the same width as the butt handle?
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Just finished a simple spiral rod that worked well (first one). Your stripper at 0 then your 180 dagree guide with a guide in the middle at 90 dagrees (smallest guide you can get away with). If you use the search bar and type "simple spiral" you will get mucho information!
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O wow so it just keeps growing every year! Maybe one of these years if I'm lucky I'll get to attend.
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How many people you figure showed up there
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Hey thanks guys I was thinking along the same lines but wasn't sure. I'll have to adjust my way of mixing a bit thanks!
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Just finished a rod and when I checked the epoxy this morning it was good on the rod and the aluminum can I mixed it in but there was this spot (about the size of a penny that was still gooey and not at all set up. I was just curious if maybe I did a bad job mixing even though I mixed till all the streaks were gone and timed it for 2 mins or it's just not fully cured yet? It was flex coat high bu
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There's an artical about it in volume 15 issue 6 but it's for single foot guides probably the same for double foot to?
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Hey thanks guys I'll check out my options have fly fished much but figured it looks fun so might as well give it a shot!
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Are there any fly rod blanks that aren't $300+ Dollars and of good quality?
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Rodmaker volume 19 issue 1 has an artical on doing what tom suggests...just got the magazine today!
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Thanks for the replys guys! I think tom was might have hit it spot on though I never sanded the grip smooth and i was in the garage with no heater. But yes norm they were very very tiny and you could pop them. There was not a whole of them just kind of came at random it looked like. Thanks Trace
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Soaked a foam paint brush and spun the handle in a drill.. just tried fallowing that video by tom. Thanks
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Well guys I coated my first CFX carbon fiber grip and it turned out great! One question I had though was after applying my first coat of permagloss I had these little tiny air bubbles start showing up did another coat and it didn't do it again and was just curious what it was from? Thanks Trace
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Roger should be good now I think? No worries Lynn. Thanks
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And anything on applying permagloss. Thanks
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Tom, Are there any back issues in rodmaker that talk about spiral wrapping, guide placement and guide sizing that are not sold out? If so could you point me in the right direction. Also Are volumes 1-4 no longer sold?
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Thanks Norman really appreciate it!
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Tom, If I where to use a drill press as a lathe would the permagloss flow to the bottom or is the coat usually light enough to dry before it has a chance?
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Thanks Tom, Norman and jerry really appreciate the help!
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Thank for the video tom but still have one more question. You say in the very beginning that you wetted it out (not sure what that is I'll have to do more research on that) before the video, I'm going to buy the premade "cfx compostie Carbon fiber grip" now the question is is it already wetted out?
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How many coats of permagloss do you usually put over a carbon fiber handle? I don't have to put epoxy down first righ? I can do just straight permagloss and still get good results?
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Another quick question I seen there having a rod building gathering in Michigan. Was just curious if they ever do that hear in Washington mainly Vancouver/Portland area?
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Ok ok I believe you guys:) I'll have to try it on my next build. Once again I greatly appreciate all the responses, advice and help! Thanks again Trace
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Tom, Is this process in one magazine? Do you think you could find the magazine # sounds like it would be good one to get ahold of. I'm assuming there like the cfx grips I was talking about with Norman? Norman, Thanks for the info and help I think this will be the grip I go with just feel more comfortable with solid contact along the whole blank beings it might see a little trolling as we
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Norman, You wouldn't happen to know the od of the 11.5" rear handle would you? Mark, Do you think it would heavier then just doing a graphite or Eva handle the whole way? It sounded like Jeff used a different material then those I could be wrong tho? I was reading some forums in the search bar and you had mentioned sollarcomposites.com. I was curious if you have used them to build
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Ok thanks for the help and info guys! CFX Composite Carbon Fiber Grips I did just notice these grips at mud hole and wondered what your guys opinion was on these. It looks like the have a solid core?
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the tube is strong enough not to collapse under pressure with those gaps? What if you did an Eva handle with that over the top? or is that then defeating the whole perpose of the light sensitive graphite?
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So I want to put a graphite handle on the rod I'm working on and this is the handle im looking at (Woven Graphite Handle Tube Kit MHTHT-K-2 [0.980] from mud hole. It come with one graphite arbor that doesn't look nearly as long as the handle my question is am I supposed to cut that in half or how does a guy go about putting one of these things together? This is my first time dealing with one of t
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