this should be renamed to the INTERNATIONAL rod builders show
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steve by all means send it over the pond mate ill give it a blast can i have it in holographic blue with white stripes a built in worklight (sorta 10w 12volt halogen) above the thread carriage a dust extraction system ( i think its a hoover but i need instructions with it) and a tool rest with an inter changable eva ( or hard sponge ) hand rest many thanks cheques in the post allen
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not as much as if you smoked probably the same as walking down the side of a busy road.. over time possibly yes you could delop some kind of allergy depending how much you do couple of rods a week you probly be ok but cliff may want to jump in here and give the full medical side ( over to you cliff)
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thats a brilliant idea bung wifey in the fridge mmmmmmmmmmmmmm good one bill i may see you in charlotte yet laughing all the way to the airport
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I would love to go but I`m in the uk :(((((((((( wifey wont let me go on sa 6000 mile round day trip (grumpy or what she goes to bingo lol) k so the permagloss i`ve been looking at is different the one im looking at is acetone based ( i know i know OUCH) the one you talk about is xylene based almost like a laquerx cliff isnt xylene one of the "thinners" in cellulolse and synthetic pai
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Is this the same stuff they use in "nail bars" like nail varnish... when i tried clear nail varnish it "melted" the blank finish any ideas anyone
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mmmm try wearing those non surgical rubber (latex ) gloves that the wear in body shops i take it you are putting you fingers in it???? keep your fingers well out of the finish epoxy use a spatula or a brush if you having respitory problems wear a maskand work in a well ventilated area you really need epoxy for glue jobs Dont use superglue or pva BUT you could try varnish on the wraps for a fini
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frantz try a search for flex coat thinning its identical stuff
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ouch sod tie raps the fbi use them as handcuffs they can do a LOT of damage to a thin blank if pulled to tight also a bit of a problem cutting them off.. better off as billy says wrap two or three turns on rod then start the wrap run
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Seymo is the british brand name for flex coat exactly the same stuff just different name on the label hope this is useful ????? Allen
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Ed most of my rods are british sea rods upwars of 22mm butts anything from 10` to 16 foot in length i use a pretty long butt wrap (the longest to date was on a 16` and came out at 300mm LOL dang thing took over a week with a grade and my hand hurt like @#$%& after wards i use the sandwich basicly because somtimes one spool isnt enough ( or raather i use a stared spool by sheer stupidity hoping it
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its an old sewing machine moter the ratio on the sewing machine was 1/4" drive up to 4" pully i make that 16:1which would give me a speed of 375 rpm max but this is variable (i may stick another potetiometer in line to limit the speed enven morebut what is the "normal max speed "i can make the pulley whatever size i need to give the right ratio
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One other thing i got a 6000rpm motor............mmmmm naaaaaaa way too fast me thinks what is the max spees i should step down to?? mind you 6000rpm would mean i could do a 200mm wrap in `A` in 4.5 seconds mmmmmm naaaaaaaaaaaa to fast have nothing to do then
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Al can you send that this way to please bud ta A.forsdyke@ntlworld.com
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thats basicly what i thought spencer just bung the wife sewing machine on the back...(LOL cant use it anyway dont know how same as kettle iron etc thats why I married her ) BUT its mainly the thread tensioner that im having an issue with. what heights do I need for the guides to be for a standard size spool (100yds) plus what is the best angle etc My rods sit on rollers with 5 inches clearance
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Tom let me try any explain the thread seems to move away fom the one next to it because the finish is being dug intoand forcing the ridge between the two `cuts`upwards a bit like squeezing play doh through your fingers I have sanded an inconspickuous bit and it seems fairly hard not "pulling out" like new paint would I`m using a grade gudebrod ncp on it thanks allen
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Can someone tell me whether power wrappers are really as simple to use as they look. just bung the rod in the chuck leval up the roller guides set the thread set tension hit foot pedal bosh wrap done how easy are they to set up?? do they track the threads very well (I hate burnishing lonnnnnng wraps) are there any downfalls?? im looking at either making one or the pacbay model (rodsmith ) h
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