Hi Fella's ! forgive the silly question.i have never used acrylics and would like to.i noticed on the board tests done on polyester blanks and the subsequent fading problems.does acrylic hold its colour? thanks to all for any respnse! cheers , Wayne
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Hi Steve, check out mark crouses site on the left..mark has some great caps i think you may find of interest. cheers Wayne.
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Hi Guys! sulkys metallic and holoshimmer threads are polyester.i just want to confirm that i will indeed need to use colour preserver before i apply my finish.thanks to all for any input! have a great weekend lad's. Wayne
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Hi Guys! after reading the post on the types of wood finishes for grips and reel seats,i was wondering if anyone knows what the manufacturers such as struble and pacific bay,batson etc. use to finish their wood inserts? exterior urethane???thanks fella's! have agreat day!
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Hi John! you want to use west system epoxy resin.use the 105 resin and the 206 slow hardener.it will give you a pot life of 20=25 min. the 209 hardener will give you even greater working time. it is likely the finest epoxy resin for boat building and repair anywhere.i have used it for over 20 years.i just restored a 1957 peterborough cedar strip 16 ft. boat.west system epoxy is the only epoxy res
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Hi GUYS, I HAVE GONE THROUGH THE LIST OF VENDORS AND DO NOT SEE MATAGI STUFF ON THIER RESPECTIVE WEB SITES.CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHERE I CAN PURCHASE MATAGI COMPONENTS FROM? ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! THANKS FELLAS. CHEERS WAYNE
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HI guys! thanks to all for your response.it is greatly appreciated! i pcked up true oil at a local sporting goods store about a week ago.im looking forward to using it.what type of mileage could one expect to get on the water? i fish for walleye and bass every weekend.now granted i am using four or five rods throughout the course of a weekend.so the one with wood grips is stored in the locker whe
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Hi Guys! i have yet to use permagloss.and was thinking of trying it out on wood grips as a final finish. two questions, how much working time do you have and is it a polymer or urethane.or is it something entirely different? thanks guys, cheers Wayne
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Hi Guys,thanks for your help.i must have a problem on my end.when i try to log in on the gallery page in order to follow the prompts you gave me. i keep getting told i either need to register or that user name already exists.which of course it does cause its me! so im going to go put on the coffee,let my little bride diane,the computer wizard take a look at this.otherwise i might be tempted to
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Hi Guys! is anyone having problems viewing the photo pages? i was on earlier this morning and things were fine.i came back an hour later and when i click on a photo ,i get a message stating i must be registered to view these pages.im obviously registered or i would be unable to send this post.our isp is rogers cable,e-mail is msn.point being we are not associated with A O L. i know some of you ar
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thanks for your help mark,i will check out a few sporting good stores after work tomorrow.i appreciate the info! cheers...wayne
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hi guys! do any of my canadian rod building buddies out there know if true oil is available in ontario? if so ,where can it be purchased. thanks guys! wayne
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Hi Scott, if your outside diameter of the blank is relativley smaller than the inside diameter of your insert.i have taken two graphite arbors,reamed the inside to match the outside of the blank.then turn down the outside of the arbor to match the inside of the insert.worked well for me,and dave is correct , if the outside of your blank is close to the inside diameter of the insert.just go ahead
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rodger, i know first hand what you mean.i purchased a new rodsmith in early december.as i was completing the form for the free rod dryer i noticed the offer was only valid inu the nited it states. so i thought might be worth sending an e-mail to pac bay .i offered to pay the shipping and handling fees if they would consider sending it.it was at my door in six days.i guy could not possibly ask for
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ellis,i sincerley apologize for not having thanked you.(gettin, old i guess) actually the light bulb just went off. ellis has been gracious enough to send info to me via my e- mail thanks pal i really do appreciate it! wayne
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hi guys! i just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone out there.i will explain a little further.i have been building custom rods since the early eighties.however my family and i have only been wired to the internet since this past october.so imagine my surprise and my great delight to have stumbled on to this site.i was simply trying to locate other suppliers of rod building components.my mai
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