I built out one of these blanks, and am willing to depart for it at a 50% discount from the Hermes price! LOL By the way,it fishes great for small streams> Casts very much like bamboo.
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I charge materials at retail, plus $50.00 per hour. Warranty my workmanship, and provide the manufacturers blank warranty.
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When you peel the backing off, does the bottom feel sticky? If not, it will not stick. To have trouble with 3 of them, sounds like you are not getting the adhesive backing off. I have done many of them and never had an issue. I always apply a very light coat of epoxy in the label are, and when it has cured so that it will no longer finger print, I apply the decal.
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Aleks, a great post! This will get the "thinkers, thinking!" Can't wait read all the responses.
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Do a Google search and you will find sources.
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First of all, nothing on a fly rods more of personal choice than the grip. The major choices are cork or carbon fiber, you choose! As for grip shape, I would choose full wells on the longer rods and half wells for the shorter. For guides, you only need Titanium if fishing saltwater. As these light line rods, there is no need for heavy guides, if I were building them, I'd use double foot stripp
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Did you search the site photos? Some pics under Misc
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The fact that it was successfully fished for a prior period of time, pretty well rules out a defect! Whether it was high sticking or a violent hook set, only the user knows.
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One of the neat things about doing multi piece rods, is that you are working with short sections, that only have to have guides aligned on that section! I only build fly rods, and usually the butt section does not have guide on it, so no issue aligning with the reel seat. The last section, I do the tip top last. After all the sections are finished, I add alignment dot to the sections to make the
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El, your email is hidden, so I have posted a photo under "miscellaneous"
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Using terms like "wonky" and "drastically" are not only rather extreme, they are unmeasurable!. People jump upon these type of comments and the expansion starts. And intended or not, it has an unfair refection upon the supplier!
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All of my many have been quite straight.
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Instructions are in the "complete rules" sticky" in the heading of the forum
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Adding photos is a separate process. Click on the photo tile above to upload.
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First of all, epoxy does not dry! It cures through the two part reaction. Temperature has a significant effect upon the cure time, the ideal is 72 degrees or above if you wish to accelerate the cure. My experience is that most of the epoxy brands have slightly different cure times and/or pot life. CTS Crystal Coat being the slowest by far and ProKote being next. Additionally in my experience t
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None my fly rod buyers want the NCP look! I think that is because they also shy away from any look of bling. They much prefer the more organic look attained with nylon (no CP) then epoxy. They all say the colors really pop in sunlight.
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Thank you Tom, that solved it !
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I have used he guide foot adhesive on both the Eterrnity2 and the PB guides without any problems. There is learning curve in using the adhesive! Heat the guide and then wipe the foot across the adhesive. Try testing this first by checking to see if you are getting adhezive onto the foot.
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I am having trouble with uploading photos. This is new to me as I have uploaded many photos in the past. When uploading it says it is , but cannot find in in either the subject or "my ohotos" Saw other posts also having the issue.
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NFC has some great blanks that fit the description
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I store my fly rods broken down (mostly 4 pc), vertically. Most are in tubes, a few in rod socks. Work in process, I have horizontal racks that hold each section separately.
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I fish Tenkara infrequently, where conditions are right. Great for meadow streams or open creeks and rivers Not fun in very brushy areas! Be careful painting the rod, as it could effect the telescoping ability!
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If the remaining epoxy in the mix is still runny, it is most likely that you used two amounts of the same part, ie, resin or hardner. If that is not the case, one of two things or maybe even both are the cause. Inaccurate measurements or too little mixing. When mixing that small amount of epoxy, there little room for error in quantity. As mentioned above, elevating the temperature around
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I modify the locking wrap slightly, in that I put one wrap behind the guide, then two around and finish with one behind. And when I say they are movable, I'm talking about tweaking them to be sure they are straight and aligned. Because I only build fly rods and almost always 4 piece, I am never having to align a long train of guides, some sections only have 3 or 4 guides!
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I too am WISHING ALL OF YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS !
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Micheal, the reason I'm in it, is because I am a craftsman! I knew I could do it better than a commercial product. I really enjoy learning and applying new skills, however it is not an economic pursuit! I have built rods for client all over the world, but not for a living. I don't work cheap, and I build quality fly rods, that I think out perform what one can get of the shelf. And, do you re
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Michael. yes I only build and fish fly rods. And you are correct, there is not much confusion with the process of selecting and purchasing fly rods. The point I tried to make in my original post, was that us, the custom rod builder does not have a lot of leverage with many of the rod manufacturers due to the small amount that our business is of their total. An extreme example would be Shimano
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Using guide foot adhesive does allow you to move the guides after the wrap, even with the locking wrap! The locking wrap keeps the guide from pulling out, not from moving around the circumference of the blank.! Now to be sure, we are talking about slight adjustments, not large movements. I do it all the time in my building of fly rods with single foot guides.
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The resolution of this proposal is going to be extremely interesting! Because, we are dealing with a multi-stage supply chain, ie. 1) blank manufacturer, 2/ distributor and 3) retailer/wholesaler. You can eliminate stage 3 as one to compile and publish same as their product offering are to narrow. the distributor has some of the same issue though there are some who represent multiple lines. That
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I have used the guide foot adhesive for years building fly rods. Once you get comfortable with it, you will find it to be fast, secure and flexible enough to allow guide adjustment after wrapping.
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