Ed, Thank you very much for the kind words, I appreciate them greatly. We list the type of fiber that we use in our blanks in the NFC Blank Catalog, and since not every fiber will undergo a successful vapor deposition process, I would rather not say which blanks in our lineup use this - as I don't want to "shorten" the R&D efforts of those that will try to copy. Best Regard
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Mike, As mentioned by others, please lay down a coat of finish on the un-sanded section of the blank you are applying the decal to. Best Regards, Aleks
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More Information is available at the link below: Best Regars, Aleks
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Chris, It's a balancing act for sure - we roll our blanks under 250 psi, the industry standard is about 40psi. This means that we can do get a dense enough laminate with less resin in the material. Less resin means that you can put more of the "good stuff" in the blank (more fiber for strength, a scrim, etc.) I am not worried about someone trying to use the information above...I
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"As Iron sharpens Iron, so does one man sharpen another" The below is meant to kick off a discussion on a topic that gets a lot of attention, specifically "sensitivity" as it relates to fishing rods or blanks. Sometime in 2012, North Fork Composites (our engineers) were approached by a customer that had a very unique requirement - a composite/lightweight portable antenna
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Glenn, Spencer is right - it’s our pattern number. For example, 350 is a pattern number for MB705. If it has a .87, so, a 350.87 it means it’s an MB735 (MB705 that is 87 inches long) You can find the pattern numbers in the “SKU” field online or in our Catalog.
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Kerry, Sort of, it is a finish very similar to the x-ray blanks. Best, Aleks Kerry Hansen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is this new series un-sanded?
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Dear Rodbuilding Community, We have added a couple of new blanks into the Carbon Air/C6O2 series! More details are available here: Best Regards, Aleks
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Hi Bob, Unfortunately no - as with the entire C6O2 line, there is an initial pre-order period when the blanks are on sale, after that, we have decided never to put them on sale. Best, Aleks Bob Ginther Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alex, Any possibility I can still buy this blank > at the $250 intro price?
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Dear Rodbuilding Community, Please welcome Piscari as our newest forum sponsor. Piscari is a manufacturer of cork, eva, polyeurethane grips (just to name a few). Edge/NFC have been using Piscari for more than a number of years and could not recommend them enough. Best Regards, Aleks
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Hi Brandon, Thanks for your note, and thank you for purchasing a USA Made blank. I've looked into your order, and it looks like you ordered a Fast Glass blank. Glass properties are very much different than carbon - and one of those property differences is that glass is not as stiff as carbon. This means that you can have a perfectly straight blank, but because of its length and power, it
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One of the most valuable things about this forum is that for 20 or so years has led to an accumulation of rod building knowledge since when the internet was in its infancy. Its search-able, and has contributions and asnwers to most common questions from folks that are no longer with us. The forum and the database and all the knowledge contained in it must and will survive. We may re-write everyth
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Yes, it is Phorum based. The issue is that Phorum works with a version of Php that is 5.x, which is considered "legacy" by PhP (they are on version 8.2). There are major issues (security/errors, etc) with phorum and the PhP versions that are supported currently that are un-resolved, and are not being worked on. PhP 5x is not supported by most hosting providers, and has reached
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Joe, On the NFC seats, please look for them in January: with weather, holidays, vacations, sick days and end of year close/inventory and backorders, I am not adding any more SKUs at the moment due to overall capacity. Best, Aleks Joe Henary Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone found the android app or the NFC carbon > fiber reel seats?
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There is no way to quote people or copy/paste in the app - Ed, the forum runs on 20+ year old technology that is obsolete (in simplistic terms, the platform that the forum is written in, no longer exists) The risk that I run is every time a post is made in the app, that gets cross posted to the forum is the breaking of the forum, so the changes have to be made incrementally. Here is wha
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Joe, Try to "images only" toggle. Now that both of the apps are "live" I am going to make a push to have that updated with the latest Rod Builds from all over the world. Best, Aleks Joe Henary Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like the fact I don't have to zoom in to read > the forum while on my phone.
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Ed, Not sure - we don't use that function for anything on the backend, I'll check in on it, but there should be no harm if you don't allow access. Best, Aleks
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The App shows that it is available in the Google Play / App Store this Morning - Looks like it took a little extra time to get through their review process, but it is live. Best, Aleks
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Dear All, The Rodbuilding.org app should be available in the Android / Play store in the next 24 hours. (Give or take a few hours on Google's/Alphabet's approval times) Thank you very much for being patient - Best, Aleks
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Thank you All!
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Ernie, I didn't delete it - I merged it into the original "NFC" thread - you should still be able to see all of your posts there. (Let me know if you can't) In any case, If you are offering forgiveness - I was always taught to take it :D Best, Aleks
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Dear Rodbuilding.org community, In an effort to ensure that the forum remains an open and a neutral platform, I have given some more thought in regards to the recent post by Marc, which caused his suspension. I realize that any action that I take in regards to NFC/posts may seem biased - and the only way to properly deal with it is to remove myself from that decision matrix. I would like
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Ernie, I also neglected to mention the following: Marc has not been "banned" - he can still read the forum, he is suspended from further posting pending an apology to Gary. I did delete his last post where he very graciously stated "just kill the thread Elon" to me (I did find that funny) but that just underlined the fact that this person wanted to keep it "perso
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Ernie, I merged the two topics together so that they can remain in one thread. 1) There are plenty of topics on this forum criticizing NFC, they are all available, searchable, with both sides of the story. The difference is that none of them go into a disrespectful personal attack against the founder/owner of a company. Criticize the products all you want, criticize the company all you want
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We made a handful of these and sent them out to a few guys off the coast of France. 7’8 , ultralight weight , two foot butt section and 5’8 tip section for easier portability.
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Thank you Nick and Al!
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Dear All, I have taken some time to reflect on the above post. "I guess the Shimano teet is still warm enough that we don't matter" Is a comment left by Marc above. It is a clear, disrespectful dig against Gary. It is undeserved. Although Gary wont say anything, I am going to stick up for him. I have suspended Marc's account pending an apology. He has Gary's email address.
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Thank you very much for kind words Kent. Best, Aleks
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Marc, Did you read Garys reply? There is nothing wrong with the fly blank, just as there is nothing wrong with the C6O2 blank (clearly seen from the picture) Gary will not send you a certificate - he has made that clear. You will get a return label, and we will no longer do business. The order that you put in August was quoted as a pre-order, and although I appreciate the note to clean u
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I would of gladly deleted this post, however, there is "no winning" in a post like this, as we are both the subject of the post and the owner of the forum. If more folks weigh in on a removal, I am happy to do so. Best, Aleks
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