Its all about profit and selling and nothing else. Facts, technology, and even source of manufacture are all thrown out the window as slave labor creates much of the holy grail products for us and once imported prices are jacked up artificially inflated through the roof and they expect us to just keep shelling out the dough for it all. You know, pay peanuts to make it in China where they cannot c
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I like the bag! Glad to hear you are selling out.
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Joel Wick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Phil, at $127, it seems like an advance in price, > that's for sure lol. > Agree for multiple reasons... > I feel like the premium boxed packaging will be a > game changer. ??????????????? I don't get the luxurious packaging or extra co$t for it. I'm not paying for a box I have no need
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David Baylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Michael ....... regarding your TNF data ...... why > do you express your data in cpm? What is cpm? > Cycles per millisecond? Cycles per minute? Cycles > per millennium? > I'm not Michael, but I still wanted to address this comment. This subject was covered in the preceding pages. Some wan
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > try this same test with a wooden broom > handle. It does quite well, better than many > carbon rod blanks in fact. > I bet it scores a higher than 11Hz TNF as well! Might even break 11.00000000000001Hz! Chris Catignani Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Ki
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David Baylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just some personal observations .... I personally > would put more stock into the information Michael > and Norman are speaking of as being helpful in > blank selection, rather than the tone a blank > emits when tapped. Really? Well this is something to get into then. >It seems to me tha
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Robert A. Guist Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hello Kent & Norman. > > Just trying to learn here. > > I have some questions; > > 1. does vibration of an object create sound? > Yes it can if it is strong enough in amplitude, and physically large enough to move air like a speaker operates. And frequency of vibration also
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Robert A. Guist Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hello Kent. > > Is This more to your liking? > > NFC MB736 X-ray- IP = 668g, AA = 71, freq = 489 > cpm or 8.15Hz. > NFC SJ736 X-ray - IP = 793, AA = 75, freq. = 500 > cpm or 8.333Hz. > NFC SJ703 X-ray - IP = 343, AA = 73, freq = 433 > cpm or 7.21666Hz. > NFC SJ732 X-ray-
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Chris Catignani Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Everything is looking like this: > > DQ0MHPtCy8ToLHF4nH0VCA?usp=sharing Chris, I think that device of yours deserves some explaining! Looks interesting though! And Norm, I think it is time to point something out about those measurements you posted... I did live sound engineering and recording f
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Chris Catignani Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > 4)What is the frequency range of your piezo > > sensor? > > Im not really sure how to answer that. A peizo > senor is actually produces an electrical charge > thats measured. > To convert that to a signal...you would need the > addition of a voltage controlled oscillators.
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I just looked up your 801 vibration detector and found it is analog. How is this used with a rod blank? And what is your source of vibration to be detected?
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Chris Catignani Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have to agree with Phil. > I have a couple of different devices that can > detect vibrations and the other can measure > vibration. > The first one is just an 801S vibration detector > running on an arduino board. > The second one is a ceramic piezoelectric sensor > running on an
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Maybe covering it would have been more appropriate! It was a message from heaven!
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Mark Talmo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > simply explain to me how you perform ringing a > blank, what you hear, and what it means When I hold a blank in my hand I keep my hand as close to the butt as is possible and simply tap on the blank arm's length in front of me with a hard object, and usually that is one of the keys I have in my pocket. I si
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Mark Talmo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > While all are appreciated and informative replies, > I have not received any replies from the “Tap > Master” veterans explaining how they perform > their “rod ringing” procedure, what they hear, > and what it means. I am very intrigued and > interested to learn. Mark, as a rod tapping amateur
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In that other thread I mentioned flush cut super sharp side cutters Plato 170's which beats scissors that cannot get close enough and sometimes a razor blade simply will not do it. So my final solution that has worked and may not be recommended around here but I have used a lighter and flame to melt it and then push with finger and it will usually disappear. And I do this before any epoxy goes on
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Try some really sharp wire cutters or sharp fingernail clippers may do it. Gotta have the "flush" cutting blades right at the edge though. I use Plato 170 model.
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I remember that thing! Just looked it up. Its called a zerostat gun! A static discharger. Darn things are now $115! Maybe you are right and using one of these will solve the rod blank static problem! I had forgotten all about those! Trippin' back to the 70's on this thread.
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Hunter Armstrong Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe I have no idea of what I'm suggesting, > but... Back in the day of vinyl records, when > static electricity was an issue, a cheap > degaussing gun solved the problem. Well that is interesting! A degaussing coil like the one used on old TV's was mainly used for eliminating magnetic fields.
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roger wilson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > An awful lot of rods that have had changes made to > the tip - i.e. trimming the tip of the rod - cause > the rod to be relegated for use as a pool cue. > i.e. trimming the tip - effectively ruins the rod. No truer words have ever been spoken!
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Try increasing the humidity in your shop area a > little bit. That'll take care of it. > > ......... That's interesting Tom, but could the increased moisture also cause dust to stick to objects? Or, would the increased moisture also by effect clean the air of the dust particles? I never had this o
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If lightning discharges can travel through moist air for some 477 miles, there is nothing on a fishing rod that will stop it in the slightest bit. Not cork. Not eva. Not rubber. Nothing. Lightning will blow right on past it and through it. I spent years repairing lightning damaged systems and can attest to the power of lightning to blow through materials that are supposed to be non-conductive.
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And let's not forget the quality control issue as well which was noted by Bob Penicka as well as intellectual property rights theft among other reasons for recovering St. Croix rods from China to Mexico: The following is a case study published by Bob Penicka the man behind recovering St. Croix from the chinese... its an interesting read. Leaving China SubContracting Behind More and m
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You need effective grounding. When I worked on electronics for government we had the same problem. So to prevent this sort of thing our soldering equipment to the tip had to be properly grounded. The surface the electronics laid on for repairs had to be properly ground so there was no differences of potential. Even the humans had to be grounded to prevent a buildup of static charge that cou
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A recent analysis from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) found that a single flash of lightning along the northern Gulf Coast spanned 477 miles across, breaking a world record. This megaflash of lightning lit up an area stretching from Texas to Mississippi. To put it into perspective, it's like seeing a single flash of lightning spanning from New York City to Columbus, Ohio.
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Regarding glossy blanks, a Bahamas bonefish guide > told me that he thought bones were at times > spooked by glossy fly rod blanks. My son and I > both use glossy blanks and neither of us have > noticed this. Spooked by overhead line, spooked > by flies hitting the water, spooked by just ab
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David Baylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > lol Russell ............ yeah, bass aren't the > smartest of fish are they? And there are > actually people that believe fish can be and are > spooked by a shiny rod blank, or polished guide > frames. I installed a loud Harmon Kardon stereo sound system in my boat and blast my way around lake
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Russell Brunt Wrote: > In some ways I had hoped some names would be > mentioned. Richard Kantner and his Graphite USA was one of the names I was going to mention as well, but could not remember it off the top of my head. I still have several of his original dual helix rods that are exceptional and different because their design. I understand his technique and/or design has been los
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Kendall Cikanek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes Kent, it’s the gold one. If they ever DC the > Bantam, I might be hooked. I’m hoping the > Chronarch gets a good makeover. It’s often been > a good real but neither version of the current one > fits my needs. Someday, I am going to have to try > an Emerald Edition rod to see what it’s abo
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Kendall Cikanek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I keep an equally dependable, old Shimano Chronarch > 100SF reel on it. Is that the gold colored reel? An older version? If so, then a great reel. I have the lefty version of it the 101SF. Super smooth and powerful. One day we gotta get your into a DC!
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