i tried the gloss and found the epoxy slid a bit on it the matte has a slightly rougher surface that IMHO seems to "grip" better
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JAMES Mock it up and let him test it (cast under load etc) If he still doesn`t like it do it the way he wants Be sure to explain WHY you have mocked in in a certain way. Why you only used eight guides. Why you put the reel seat where it is. Why you measure the diametre of his hnad hold . After all that if he understands what your saying you get your way if not then try again and in as many w
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matte thats the stuff we get in the kits over here Just make sure you have the right paper settings for your printer AND LET THEM DRY FOR AT LEAST TWO FULL DAYS otherwise the krylon "melts" the ink and it bleeds
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enough is when you have enough guides to kepp the line following a nice arc copy of the rod but not so many as to unbalance the rod at the tip end Mock it up dry test it then strap a spool of thread to the front of it ( that allows for the weight of thread epoxy etc) if its out of balance try jigging the guides about a bit
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The ones I`m on about are Good site - ellaelax-rr ellaelax-rr ñêà÷àòü âèäåî ñåêñà ìàìû ñ äî÷êîé ñåêñ ìàìû ñ ñûíîì ñìîòðåòü îíëàéí âèäåî - flembersig flembersig Good site - ellaelax-ok ellaelax-ok
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Tom fire me an email
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MMMM nasty (One point though quote He was determined to get back to spearfishng and just 2 months later on March 11 he was back in the water (with the help of an electric scooter) and managed to shoot a 20lb grouper How does the electric scooter fair up in water mine stopped and sparked a lot) Sorry couldn`t resist that one Regards to him and two fingers to the dr in question
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Has someone being playing with the forsale/wanted pages Quote (copy of what I see) Good site - ellaelax-rr ellaelax-rr ñêà÷àòü âèäåî ñåêñà ìàìû ñ äî÷êîé ñåêñ ìàìû ñ ñûíîì ñìîòðåòü îíëàéí âèäåî - flembersig fle
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Depends really what sort of decal you want to print.. If you want just text in a plain font, any word proccessing software If however you want graphics then go for something like serif`s page plus If you are going to use clipart or vector clipart (EPS files and such like) the adobes illistrator or (at a push )photoshop My recomendation would be adobes illistrator as you can do more with it AN
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you wait until some brainy twat invents a usb driven wrapper then we are in serious trouble. the perfect wrap in 11 seconds OR better still reinvents the weaving loom ...... Just think a 100 colour weave PERFECTLY executed in 4 seconds. THEN WE WILL HAVE PROBLEMS
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I would go with the pac bay eliminator jnr or the stuarts both work well under load (IMHO look better too) save the money stick it in with a stuart tuffbutt or their bent butt or short straight and you got a very nice rod
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Wrap over it hey presto nick gone
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Dont do it my way Leave it on floor and let big heavy footed wifey stand on it You end up with jagged edges
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Sand a piece of cork down mix with PVA glue to a THICK paste and "paste" it into the gaps when dry sand it down if you use the same cork as you did for the grip (CATCH THE SANDING DUST AS YOU DO IT) then you have basically all the same material no visable joins or fissures (and yes it does hold up in water when dry and yes it does take stain or oil the pva glue is just a binder) Cabina
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Sounds like one of the new"ish" pac bay ones
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iF YOUR GOING TO FILE IT DONT FILE ROUND THE CONTOUR OF THE BLANK FILE IT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION so as you look end on to the blank and you see a circle going anticlockwise try ond rock the file as if you are filing a upside down clockwise If you look here it should explain it a bit better Like this you keep the shape of what you are filing rather than "ovaling it out"
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the stuff that you get when you stick your fingers together normally works if not soak a rag in BOILING water and wrap it round the spot for five minutes then scrape it off (time consuming but eventually will work)
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Go for the aluminum one graphite can break you wont really notice the diffence till it breaks and stabs your wedding tackle (THAT HURTS REAL BAD)
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YES ...................ALL maderia has silicon in it UNLESS you want fish eyes in it in which case NO
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the pound test seems STUPID to me on my understanding a 3lb test curve means IT TAKES 3lb TO PULL ROD TO 90 degrees AND woopee do the rod will land 35lb+ fish so where does 3lb come into the equasion
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when you put pic onto computer just hover the mouse over it and it will give you dimensions (it will probably be 2400 X 3000 ) like tom says use the lower setting 600x600 is ok or you can resize the picture> Also make sure its the right format Jpeg etc
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when the thread snaps is too tight when guisde faalls off to loose Lots of varients there was a really techy bit on here a couple of years back somthing about 1--2 lbs of pressure if memory serves but tom would be the better man to say
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Im about 100 miles away from him LOL you wouldn`t happen to have an emaol addy for him would you bernie If im right then thats my suppliers personal rod builder A.forsdyke@ntlworld.com
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Both LOL nothing like hard work eh
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right cheers tom Do you have EVO STICK over in the states or not ???? if so (being a contact cement) would this be better to use or would I be better to use a "construction" adhesive (one with a mastic"y" like feel On the grounds that we dont have WELDWOOD in the UK do you just use a normal cork grip handle clamp to glue up eva or is there a more specialised tool??
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Can I use epoxy to stick the inlay in then "roll over the inlay to "bed it" wipe off the excess and then bind with masking tape until dry Or will it just split out? Reason i ask is rubber cement "evo stick" is flexible but when the grip is on the rod and glued with epoxy it only just compresses with no flex so I`m wondering in the advantage of rubber cement Grip has t
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john sorry just got in and read your post. what problems were you having I can help you just email me A.forsdyke@ntlworld.com
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makes sense cheers
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LOL maybe we should "invent" an international rod building langusge then then wouldn`t be any confusion Mind you saying that when you talk with billy and your half asleep it seems like he talks riddles ( in out up down +1 - 2 band 4 etc ) then you wake up and it all makes sense
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Tom I read somewhere once that you could "sand" the finish off a dark blank down to the grey primer coat and wrap on that. When you cover with epoxy then it reseals the rod. Is this correct or is it duff imformation Cheers Allen
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