Thanks for that Roger...I'm thinking I could do something similar with an old arrow, incorporating it into the existing stand.
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Mike Ballard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know that there is a difference in ERN for the > CCS measurement if you measure on the spine versus > any other axis, with the measurement on the spine > always being slightly less. I was always surprised > that the inventor did not specify that the blank > be turned a certain way so that thin
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I been using UV resin for about a year now. I primarily bought it for lure making initially. I also purchased what called a UV torch. Its just a high powered UV flashlight. Eventually I started using it sparingly on rods...just to hold something in place immediately. It's not epoxy...but you can glue something right that second...literally it just takes seconds. One example... With the f
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That is some of the funniest stuff I've read in a while. There is something about a rod turning on a dryer that makes others want to touch it...bump into...hit the tip. I've seen and done it all...but never scalped anyone! Classic. Funny...logged out I see the pictures...Logged in = nothing.
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I had the chance to talk to Roger Seiders at ICRBE and what a treat that was. Roger is a titan in the rod building arena. He showed me his epoxy brush cleaner and commented that its nothing like acetone...etc...etc. I bought some and I am here to tell you...this (IMO) is a game changer for me. I put a very little amount in a cup...swish the brush in it...clean it off. Done. But heres the
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I live near a BPS...any day of the week its packed...people drive from near by states to go there. I'm sure TW sells good quality products... But having said that...there seems to be some security issues with them. Maybe they fixed em by now...I cant say. For more info just Google: tackle warehouse credit card fraud
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Beware of the Strawman apophony.
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Mike Ballard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Chris Catignani Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > El...I'm with you...and agree pretty much with > > your assessment. > > I rarely ever use the search function for > > information...old posts are old news. > > I know there are some jew
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El...I'm with you...and agree pretty much with your assessment. I rarely ever use the search function for information...old posts are old news. I know there are some jewels back there...but I personally prefer to just re-hash a subject and get the current view/opinion.
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El Bolinger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ....but this bulletin board style is just > archaic to the next generation of builders. El...the tech behind the board may be a little outdated but the style is not. It not too far off base from the ever popular reddit.
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at the end of rodbuilding.org/list.php....add "?2,page=1876" (just whats between the quotes)
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Daryl Ferguson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There were no arbors. It was attached straight on > the blank. I thought that might be the case.
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Kendall Cikanek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Will dry ice damage carbon blanks? Probably/possibly...The blank was not really an issue at the time. Though at times where I use dry ice, the blank (what was left) was unscathed.
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Daryl Ferguson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd skip the boiling water and go straight to the > oven. The boiling water method may have worked > eventually, but I didn't feel like waiting longer > on the chance it might work. Daryl...just curious how the reel seat was attached? I have found that boiling water will loosen seats with masking
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Mike Hubbert Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For drying, 38 (100 F) degrees C should be fine (not too hot). Dang...I had to read that twice.
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I love this ^^. I have a very similar process using metric.
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> >David Baylor "Objective data is great n > all.......but it will never replace feel." Michael Danek Wrote: > It doesn't have to "replace feel" to be of value. > Wouldn't it be nice if objective data could > predict feel? And that's what this is all about. I think this "feel" is more important than the value...but the value is of use.
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David Baylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So if TNF is a measure > of rod recovery speed, and it is, then how would > it have anything to do with transmitted > vibrations in an environment where the blank is > static? Logically, it wouldn't. At least not the > way I see it. David ( I apologize in advance if I'm misinterpreting what
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El Bolinger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > What were you doing to cause vibrations? > If you look at one of the pictures you will see an apparatus, I made it out of balsa wood, cork, popsicle sticks, clothes pin). I could move the clothes pin to act as a counter balance to adjust the strike. It has since been dismantled and made into crank ba
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El Bolinger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So you have a wire connected to the phone that transfers the > vibration from the rod? Yes...I suppose you could mount the phone on the rod or reel seat etc...etc. What important is to be consistent with the test...and that holds true for any kind of testing.
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Mike Ballard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We keep coming back to what > exactly is it that we need to measure? For me it was which material can determine a vibration better than another material... The thinking is that it will carry over to the lake.
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This is a procedure that I'm using for sensitivity testing. Hopefully someone finds it useful.
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Les...I got nothing after that riposte. ...waves white flag...
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Its not noise... I'm trying to show you a way to verify TNF and your just ignoring it. You calling my post noise is (and Les will love this) an Ad Hominem fallacy. I tell you the app uses the microphone...you say it uses the crystals. I prove that the app uses the microphone and ....to be honest....I have no idea what your saying. "We are not using the app to measure frequency. We
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Micheal said, "The problem with your system is that there is no way for you and me to have the same calibrated input, and without that correlation between different testers. it is impossible to assure correlation on the output, which is what you want to measure." To back up some...I was telling Michael that he could prove his point about TNF with a phone app that uses an acceleromete
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"I had little interest in buying equipment and setting up another system when I had one that worked and had a lot of other things on the table. " Mick...its a fee app for your phone. "Android devices measure time very accurately and that is what the app does." The app your useing is using the microphone. From their website Audio Frequency Counter Summary Fre
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If one doesn't want it to work he can > find problems he cannot or will not solve. Mick...if your referring to me your barking up the wrong tree. I have repeatedly tried to make it work...following direction verbatim. I have also reach out to Mike Kosiba, whos doing the video analysis. Now...when I reac
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Mark, I have tried to use Keuwlsoft Frequency Counter. I found it a total pain in the ass to even get a measurement consistently. I'm also using an app called Smart Meter Pro that has a vibrometer....it works pretty well. Is there anyone here that has used Keuwlsoft with much success? Smart Meter Pro uses the phone accelerometer to measure a vibration.
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If there are those who disagree ... it is clearly appropriate for them to > state what the action plan is to objectively prove > it is not, A valid point...to a point. You cant make a claim and then shift the burden of proof away from yourself. This type of argument is called an appeal to ignorance
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I really enjoyed the EXPO and meeting and putting a face to a name...and there were a lot of people I never got to talk to. One of my highlights was talking to Roger Seiders and John Cates of Flex Coat.
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