wet rag and some aluminum foil wrapped over the rag to deflect the heat and heat the gimble and it should release with the heat gun
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if the rod is 8 ft or less or a real stiff rod use 1 support at about 1/3 up from the butt should be supported enough to keep it level if the rod is a softer limber tip then use 2 set the tip one first then the center one till the sag is out of the blank apply the finish and a 9 rpm dryer is just fine the epoxy is self leveling and if you apply to much you will have problems with footballing
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from the hobby shop spring music wire just bend an eye or hook will last a lifetime
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contact these people they have some on close out a they are getting rare and hard to find Schneider's Rod Shop * 2796 Highway 5 North * Mountain Home, Arkansas * 72653 Phone # 870-424-3381 * Fax 1-870-425-0782
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my condolences to his family and dear friends. Fisherman's Prayer - Unknown? I pray that I may live to fish Until my dying day. And when it comes to my last cast, I then most humbly pray: When in the Lord's great landing net And peacefully asleep That in His mercy I be judged Big enough to keep. fair winds and following seas to you Jim
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closest I could find
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you might want to consider the gloves your using if you bought them in bulk
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PBT2SP7812 6'6'' Moderate XL 2 2 - 6. 1/8 - 1/4. 4 0.32 1.41 29.63
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on this page further down you will find this it is a written explanation of how to with the jigs Download Inlay Instructions (1.6MB PDF) hope this helps and have fun with it to get the diamond shape you cut the ring on one side then rotate it 180 and cut it again rendering half of the diamond take that ring out and insert another ring and repeat the cuts that gives you the 2 pieces you
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what is it exactly you want to do ?? with the jig
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just one of the things that needs to go to ISO so there isn't so many differences and confusion making the right choice for a proper build .
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contact St. croix they might send you a tip section under warranty
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If you handy with tools make this for your self
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Ron if you want to do it here is a way to skin that cat cut a 5 inch length of thread and place a drop of cp at the edge of the Ferrell and lay the thread on it let it set and in about an hour or so come back and warp it down in stead of up tuck the end and finish Oke dokie
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a straight carbon foam core where the sear ids to be set and tape the reel on that would be the very lightest that you could do. A Tennessee style handle
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are you doing a restore or a rebuild ?? if it is a restore just put them where they were if it is a rebuild then I would say 5-7 guides dependent on what the load test would prove out. you want to remove as much of the sharp ark of the line between the guides there is where you add guides and re position them to get a smoother line lay when the rod is flexed
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so then why not give them a call and let them know about it happening to you.
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on the page in the upper right hand corner there is this number you want 360.794.8250
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start here
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Yes you can I have used glow powders and and the glow powder paint for jigs it all worked just don't add to much or you will end up with glow mud
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try a test spot on one end and see if that is good for you
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or you can use this
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got to this page and there are several different configurations of pre shaped rear grips and fore grips you should be able to find something close or a match and a rubber buttcap to fit when you order it you can make it fit buy reaming it out a bit or filling the gap buy spacing a series of small build up arbors with masking tape and then just use rod builders epoxy to glue them up the bu
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for the seat chip off the cork and heat it with a heat gun a little bit at a time as to not get it to hot checking if it is loosening the epoxy back then broke down easily with heat applied and you should be able to save the old seat components and clean them up and reuse them as they are original to the rod. As for the rest I will let the other Einstein's tell you how do do the rest as some
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you can do what ever you want but if the blanks are fractured and the breaks are not clean breaks you will spend a lot of time fixing something that will eventually fail again I have to take Drew's side Even though Rodger and Norm have done repairs that did last by doing that you put a flat spot in the blank and to say that it wouldn't affect the rod just isn't correct any type of ferrule do
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it can be fixed but it will greatly affect the action and power of the rod if it is a big $$ rod you might want to contact the company and see if the offer replacement sections for that model
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why not call mudhole and ask them if they have what you looking for that would get you a long a lot faster
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here is their contact info Eagle Claw Fishing Tackle Co. 4245 East 46th Avenue Denver, CO 80216 Phone: 303.321.1481 • 720.941.8700
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back in days gone by we would take the bamboo rod section at a time and tape the ends it down to the bench on each end and then carefully use glass microscope slides to scrape off the old finish keeping from any rounding of the edges. and keep track of the number of strokes on each facet so you don't change the blanks action or power from being to aggressive with the scraping, and do that for e
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