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13 years ago
roger wilson
Jeremy,
If you had used a black winding check you would have a non issue.
You could go with black with green and gold trim and it would have looked great.
Take care
Roger
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9752. Re: Help with build
Bill,
You can easily take a long round rotary rasp in an electric drill and quickly take out the inside of an eva grip so that it simply slides down the blank. Coat the blank well with epoxy well up the grip as in the area where the grip will be mounted and that will insure that the full length of the interior of the grip has been coated. You will get 0 enlargement of the eva if you do it this
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
Soaking the rods in Lime A Way is a very good idea.
An easy way to do this with minimum material is to get a piece of pvc pipe that is just big enough to accomodate a rod. Glue a cap on one end of the pipe. Use a pipe that is long enough to take care of the longest rod.
Then, fill it 2/3rds with Lime a Way and drop in a rod, tip down. Let soak overnight, take out the next morning and go over
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
Loren,
Since you recently coated the guides, the finish should clean up pretty well.
Just use a bit of gentle heat, and a straight edged razor blade to scrape off the finsih and thread - with the blade held at right angles to the blank.
When working on a rod like this, I like to take masking tape and put about three wraps next to where the finish ends. That way, if the blade slips, it onl
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9755. Re: Cutting a blank
Jake,
You are really better off either using the blank as a one piece or buy a new 2 piece rod.
You can add joints to the rod, but often you are just building trouble into the rod.
The honey colored Lamiglass blanks - I think - are really quite old. They may also be fiberglass which could be fine if that is what you want. But if it is one of the older fiberglass blanks, it is likely quit
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
Loren,
Most likely you have a bad batch or spool of thread as Ken pointed out.
I would throw this spool of thread away to prevent future rods from being hurt.
In the main time, you can let your first finish coat dry completely, and then use 220 grit sanding strips to sand down the bumps on the wraps. Wipe well and then apply a 2nd coat of finish. You will likely be fine.
Good luck
Ro
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
Ashley,
Guide sizing and placement is pretty simple.
Take a roll of 1/4 inch tape. Start to bend the blank from the tip down, Where the blank bends first, but a piece of tape. Continue to bend, put a piece of tape, etc. until you get to the butt section of the rod.
Put a tip on the rod, a guide at the first place where the blank bent and then additional guides to allow the line to follow
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9758. Re: Ultralight Advise
Todd,.
Work on your wrapping technique, so that you don't have to pack your thread. I often hear comments about thread packing, but if you wrap tightly, the wraps will be packed when you finish.
As you wrap, if you can see either the blank, or the guide between your wraps, you are not wrapping with the threads close enough together. I generally have the thread at about 20 degrees down strea
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
Herb,
I am wondering if , when prepping your guides, if you are thinning the ends of the guides, as well as running the prep up the full length of the guide.
I use either 150 or 220 grit on my 1 inch belt sander when I prep guides. I hold the guides horizonal to the direction of the I start on the tip and essentially hold the guide, so that there is realy not a rounded portion on the guide,
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9760. Re: Blank Comparison
Joe,
To get some very general ideas, you can compare rod - butt size, tip size, and blank weight for a very very rough comparison.
If you can get a caliper and measure the wall thickness of a given blank, so much the better.
Much of blank comparison is subjective. You can use CCC or other systems to determine blank power and action, but often, it is up to the individual user of a blank
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9761. Re: Textured vs Smooth?
This is interesting.
I wonder why folks slip on the surface of a wet bathtub, which is dead smooth and has a slick of water on it?
But, those same folks do not slip on a textured bath mat that is placed on top of the slick smooth surface of the bathtub which still have water on the mat?
Go figure, if slick surfaces have more grip than textured??
Roger
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9762. Re: Gluing split grips
Bill,
In particular, my post was referring to the use of clamps to clamp individual rings in a split grip style, Glue up the rings, and then turn the handle while the rings are on the rod.
In this case, you must use clamps to clamp the rings or you will have big glue lines on your rod.
Most folks do not glue up the rings on the rod. Rather, they glue up the rings off the rod, turn the h
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9763. Re: Gluing split grips
Jonathan,
I have made my own cork clamps.
Basically, two boards with a hole in one of them, and a pair of holes on the sides of each board.
For conventional rods, slip the board with the hole over the tip, and butt the other board against the bottom of the grip, put on the wing nuts and tighten down.
For split grips, I made a similar pair of cork clamps.
The only difference is that the
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9764. Re: Textured vs Smooth?
No question about it. A textured or rough surface is much much easier to hold than a smooth surface. This is true even when the surfaces are dry.
Roger
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9765. Re: Cutting A Blank
Phil,
My response was simply aimed to share the idea of a modified miter saw with the rod builders as another option to have in the shop, if they don't already have such a convenient item.
Be safe
Roger
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9766. Re: expansion vises
If you are using the expansion v ises for holding a blank, try a solid blank, or solid metal rod. If necessary, use masking tape to build up the rod to make a nice fit on the inside of the blank.
For smaller blanks, I simply chuck the solid rod into my drill and spin the solid blank against the belt sander to taper the end of the blank material to fit nicely inside the blank.
I do this al
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9767. Re: Cutting A Blank
This is a picture of the first chop saw that I built from an 8 inch miter saw:
This was built from a $20 pawn shop saw and has since been sold to another rod builder who uses it today.
I have built another one with a newer saw but it is essentially the same design.
Roger
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9768. Re: Cutting A Blank
Phil,
Since I like to make clean cuts with minimum waste and effort, my main chop saw is one made of an 8 inch miter saw.
These saws are quite inexpensive, i.e. about $50.
This a picture of a typical saw:
Again, since I only choose to do straight chopping, I have added a straight bar along the back of the saw, and elevate the cutting surface by 2 inches by adding a piece of aluminum
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
My last several rods have all been made with no fore grip.
You can obtain the plug from some of the sponsors which fit nicely inside the front of the reel seat. Just cut the inside arbor a bit short, then chuck the plug into the lathe and ream the center of the plug to the diameter of the blank.
Now you have a perfect seal for the front of the reel seat with a nice fit on the blank.
Wrap t
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
Rick,
For light biting walleye here in the midwest, I build quite a few "rigging rod" using fly rod blanks.
This style fishing is the employment of a fairly light weight - 1/4-1/2 oz - then a long leader - like 12 feet with a single small hook and a live bait impaled on the hook - like a crawler or a leech.
For the times during the mid summer blues, this style fishing which mean
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
I agree with Justin.
I think that the presence of a fore grip depnds on whether the rod will likely to be held by the fore grip.
If the hand is never put on that part of the rod, for bringing in fish, then I don' t think that there is much use for the fore grip.
But for any heavy action of heavy poundage saltwater rods, I think that the fore grip is essential. For many of these style ro
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9772. Re: Cutting A Blank
David,
All true.
One big difference, with the 6 inch wheel compared to the 3 inch wheel, is that the 6 inch wheel is twice as thick.
Not that it is that big a deal, but the 6 inch wheel will have double the saw Kerf.
One thing that I really like the 6 inch chop saw for, is to cut PVC pipe that you use for shipping rods. You can easily cut a 4 inch tube with the 6 inch chop saw, by spinn
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9773. Re: Cutting A Blank
David,
All true.
One big difference, with the 6 inch wheel compared to the 3 inch wheel, is that the 6 inch wheel is twice as thick.
Not that it is that big a deal, but the 6 inch wheel will have double the saw Kerf.
One thing that I really like the 6 inch chop saw for, is to cut PVC pipe that you use for shipping rods. You can easily cut a 4 inch tube with the 6 inch chop saw, by spinn
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9774. Re: Cutting A Blank
Phil,
Yes, if you leave the 2 inch blade on the mini chop saw, you will limit the depth of your cut.
But first of all, I don't use the blade for cutting blanks. If you use a blade, it is too easy to catch a tooth and chip out a blank.
That is why I remove the blade and replace the blade with an abrasive cut off wheel.
I also replace the 2 inch blade wiht a 3 inch cutting wheel. I fabricat
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
Rick,
A rod can be built on any blank tha you like. You can put any style handle or guides on any blank that you want as well.
The conventional difference between the typical fly rod and the typical spinning rod is action. i.e. generally speaking the average fly rod tends to have a much slower action that works well for fighting big fish on light leaders.
Conversely, the average spinnin
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9776. Re: Thread sizes
Previous convention had that as the power of the rod went up, the size of the thread used on the rod went up.
But in todays world many rods are all built with size A. When one compares the total number of wraps per inch for each of the different sized threds, there is not that much difference in overall strength of each of the rods for a given inch of wrap.
i.e. thread A is less strong than t
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9777. Re: color preserver
Frank,
There is a 3rd option. Use NON NCP thread, and use no CP.
i.e. use plain nylon thread wiht no CP.
I think that the colors are much brighter and look much more natural with this technique.
But, everyone has different wishes with respect to the look of their rods.
Roger
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9778. Re: Cutting A Blank
This is the saw and abrasive wheel that Ken spoke of. I also use the same thing.
Roger
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
Dan,
You always have the option to buy handle material and make your own split grip. If you do buy handle material, you can make the split grip with the dimensions you wish as well as the shape that you wish for you or your client.
Roger
Forum: rodboard 13 years ago
roger wilson
9780. Re: Loomis blank search
Scott,
Give an MHX blank a try, you might be very suprised at the blanks.
Roger
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