Steve Gardner went over this very thing in his seminar presentation at the ICRBE. Excellent seminar!! Scott has it dead on.
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Back To ya BOB, Thanks I need it!!!
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To expand a little on Marc's awesome instructions. Being a newbie you may want to use an old spinning reel to line up your hoods for a perfect fit. But eyeballing will get you very close.
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Bruce, If you will shoot me an email, I have some info for you that may very well interest you in this situation. Would have emailed you but you addy is hidden.
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Try Mark and Colleen at @#$%&.
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Jeff, Check out this website and you'll find a tutorial on applying Snake skins to blanks by Pat VinZandt (?sp), just follow the same steps to do your grip. >>>>----------->
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Brother Bill, I was so blessed to be able to meet you, shake your hand, and discover what your TRUE mission in life is!! God bless you my brother!!! May the vision continue till HE comes!!!
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John, I say this in jest, but I both disagree and agree with your signature saying. Yes Rodbuilding is therapy, but cheaper...........I doubt it. Sooner or later you will need therapy for the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that follows!!! LOL
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Pete, Your excitement is well placed!! You'll learn more in this one weekend than you would in 10 years on your own. One suggestion I will make, if you haven't already, subscribe to RodMaker Magazine to help you keep up with what's going on. As Tom has said many times, most if not all of the major manufacturers keep subscriptions. That should tell you something!!!
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Billy, Funny you would think about me on this one!! ROFLMBO!!!! I think we'll be OK this year!! None of those multi color exotic thread colored tuxes. Whoops, shouldn't say that, it's hard to tell what Doc will show up in!! LOL!!!!!! PS: Anyone who wasn't in Charlotte the last year the Expo was there, and wants in on the inside joke, get with me and Billy or anyone else that was th
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It's called ANTICIPATION of the ICRBE. I think it happens to us all this time of year!!
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Thanks for that clarification Tom!!
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I agree with Roger on the surform file. It takes the cork down VERY quickly. But, I have found that a tool introduced by Bill Stevens, the foot callous remover found at most of the big box stores and pharmacys in the foot care section, works very well and you can controll the cut a little better. They usually come with the cheese gratet style callous remover on one side and sand paper on the
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Tom, I have a question about articles written for the magazine. Now this mainly has to do with volumes that are out of print and not available on CD. Here goes: Do the authors of the article have copyright control of the article or is that given up once it is submitted to you and printed? My point being, couldn't one in need of a certain article email the author and get a copy emailed to
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Scott, Did you get my email concerning thickening in the bottle?
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To add to Tim's post: I have an Alps 1000. It works way better on Windows 98SE. I have a lap top just for this purpose. Get the Alps driver also, It's not available for online download.
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Kenji, If you will unhide your email address in Control Center in the red bar, I will email you something that I think you might be interested in that I just obtained.
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Billy will probably know more about this than me. But, I would think that if you use a small foam paint roller to spread your contact cement, you might get a very tight bairly noticable glue line for making thicker rings out of the 1/8" stuff. Whatcha think Billy?
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UHHH OHHHHH, HERE WE GO!!!! LOL!!!!! Edit: Clarification - this post was made in jest, because of all the previous posts of discussion of RodMaker articles before everyone has gotten their's. Nothing more!! Sorry if it sounds disrespectful, was not meant that way.
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I can attest to Steve's comment about the Duck brand double sided tape. This stuff is sticky!!!
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Just so Tom won't get the heat for saying it: If folks would use them, it probably wouldn't be a question of them being there the next time!! Remember, no disrespect intended, just an observation from when Tom was first contemlating setting this years Expo up. ( past posts )
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One more option is just to just pick up a cork bottle stopper at your local hardware store.
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You could also try pinning down the crossing points with color preserver.
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Thanks Mike!!
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Awesome analogy Greg!!!!
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Covered Wagon?????? Don't you mean Pony Express???? LOL!!!! As for the spelling, haven't you heard the NEWS ------ as long as you have the first and last letter in the word right, folks can still read it. Proven scientific fact!!!! Now back to Rod Building!!!
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Sorry double!!
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Very spensive indeed!!!! Scuse the WV vernacular!!! LOL
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Mike, How do you get the acryllics to work? The last time I tried that, I got a thick goopy mess just mixing it.
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Andy, Tapp Plastics pigment was the other that I was trying to think of last night. You might also look at Pearl - Ex Powder Pigments. You do a search on here for them to find info and places to get them. I've only gotten them from the infamous @#$%& site. Tons of neat colors.
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