it makes doing the top wrap easier....i epoxy my underwraps every time
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its up there
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the brown all the way to the left is one thread brown/black...is that what you are looking for? ive never seen the gudebrod variegated thread
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i use a 6rpm drying motor to apply finish the way tom does it(spin the rod once while holding the brush on) only i get the motor to do the spinning so i can keep my other hand steady easier
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get the book rod building guide by tom kirkman from a sponser on the left...do a static deflection test to figure out where your guides should be unless you are doing a spinning rod with the new guide concept....if doing the new guide concept then get the newest issue of rodmaker
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how do you know which ones are sharp enough? ive got like 10 of them here cause my mom uses them and they arent sharp enough to cut the thread easily
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haha Alex! thats where i read mine!
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i dont know how big the files would be but with the ammount of subscribers you would need a decent server...along with someone to maintain it...not that hard really if you know what you are doing but if tom doenst know much about that sort of thing it would be extra cost and labor to maintain it tom if you decide to go that route and need some help i would be glad to help you in any way i can(
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i just tape the tip top by the ring to the table with the tube sticking straight up...i heat the glue over the tip and let a little drip into the tip and pull it off the table and put it on the rod and it gets glued great
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point the rod tip where you want the bait to go
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i use coats and clarks trilobal, they dont put lube on it or anything, and it comes out looking great!
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the only thing that matters to me is that when its dry it looks the same as it does on the spool i care only about the end result and nothing else matters
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Chris i had the same problem and i too was messing around with the epoxy too much...now ive learned to get it on and not play with it and it is coming out looking great
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just use syringes and youll be fine....i regularly use batches of .5cc of each and use syringes and have never had a problem(i cant see mixing 3cc of each to do 1 or 2 guides but then im not worried too much if it gets messed up)
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most of the time i use it from the mixing cup also...i just recently started pouring it on foil but im really not sure why haha
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they just give give give! they didnt have the 4oz threadmaster lite when i ordered so they sent 8oz for the price of 4oz
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am i correct in saying the reason the foil extends the potlife is that it disperses heat better that a plastic mixing cup? if so couldnt you get a small copper bowl(i think copper disperses heat better than aluminum) and would extend the potlife a little longer?
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you are going to love it! its not super thick but it also doesnt have all the ads and such that a normal mag has...it is PACKED with information on every page
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also check out the rodmaker magazine website and look at the back issues and see if you like anything
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I dont know about the back issues, but when i subscribed to the mag he sent the previous issue to me so i wouldnt have to wait so long for the first issue.
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the skeeter logo is pretty cool looking
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wow how did i miss that????? i must be losing it
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how long will it last? you sponsers are just great here! never do i go on a forum and the sponsers give discounts
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i believe the last time i see someone post with it doing that the replies were a contaminant got on top of the first coat(example:you get silcone on your hands then touch the wrap/coat or something in the air sat down on your first coat) probably wasnt a good example but you get the idea hopefully
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wow! with all the free stuff given at the door the price of admission cancels itself out haha
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how long are you spending per guide applying the epoxy??? sounds like its taking you 10 minutes for the first guide put the finish on each guide fairly quickly(do all the guides), then come back and touch up anything you missed and then go back and brush them length wise to even it all out...after that let it sit for a minute or 2 and if you see any sags underneath swipe them off(careful not t
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i have used flex coat high build and lite, ls supreme and now threadmaster lite and the threadmaster is sooooo much clearer, its really easy to work with and i dont have anything bad at all to say about it! i cant wait to try the ultimate gel and CP when it comes out either
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i use the U-40 color lock 2 also (mike told me about it) and its my first time using CP and i like it...its easy to put on and its clear after i use this bottle which should be a while ill try out the lamar CP if its out...the threadmaster finish is excellent so i imagine the cp will be also
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how about the size on a shimano spheros 3000?
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Mike Barkley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fred, not sure what you mean by "center" I glue a > flexcoat arbor the entire length of the reel seat > and then bore/ream to fit the blank i do the same thing...ive never tried the graphite arbors though...i use the flexcoat arbors because it goes the length of the reelseat and its easy to gl
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