All American Roller Guides are not plated, they are Stainless Steel and they have a lifetime, No Hassle, warranty on the frames, rollers and bearings. Check for yourself at this link: Rena
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This post is not an attempt to hi-jack this thread, It is intended to explain one of the many ways that rod manufacturers paint their rods. Graphite USA ( GUSA ) has exceptionally beautiful finishs on their painted rod blanks. When I visited GUSA, years ago, (when they were located in San Diego), I was shown how they painted their rod blanks. 1). For painting, GUSA used a dedicated, seale
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Raymond, You don't need a spread sheet to get the angles or the width. You can do it much easier by using a drawing program to draw a rectangle that corresponds to the maximum length and width of the decal, (as determined by where the decal is placed on the rod). Then re-size the rectangle to make the shorter side correspond to the smallest circumference of the rod. Make sure that the
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There are no instructions or definitions in the download, so how do you use it? It may be clear to people that have made their own decals before, but it certainly not clear to the uninitiated. Rena
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Craig, If you plan on using the paper for a Fishing rod application, the company does not advise it for outdoor use. Here are the specifications: Type Papillo Inkjet Holographic Metallic Polyester Film. Size 8.5" X 11" Printers All Desktop Inkjet Printers Color Holographic Silver (Pattern Silver Glitter) Thickness 2.7 MIL Adhesive Permanent Outdoor Life Not recom
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As the old saying goes: "Seeing is believing" --- So POST SOME PICTURE FOR US! Rena
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Complete set for $10.00. -- Click on this website: Rena
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Free rod building classes are available in Southern CA for those who live in the neighborhood. I know of two different Rod Building classes in Southern California, which give absolutely free lessons to rod building groups. They are located at: 1). 10174 Embassy way, San Diego Ca Phone: (858) 693-9047 Weekly Lessons and tutorials by the sponsors and visiting experts. 2). Glenn's Tac
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Click on the following link to see Scott Throop's Spinning Rod. using @#$%& Roller Guides: Rena
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Lou, You should have looked up the meaning of the word "smegma" . I can assure you that it is not found in any healthy ear!
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Tom Locke, You missed All American Roller Guides. They make the highest quality guides available at the lowest price. AA Roller guides are stainless steel, which is far superior to plated brass or aluminum, as sold by the other companies you mentioned. In addition, AA Roller guides have sufficient line clearance to pass large knots and wind-on leaders. These guide come in 11 different col
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Roger, In terms of both cost and required performance, The motor you cite is an absolute Over Kill! The $17.00 Gear Motor in the link below, will do everything that yours will do. Its rated at 24 RPM at 24 volts DC and it's direction of rotation is reversible. The 24 volts DC can be supplied by a plug-in power supply, which costs about $10.00. The use of 24 volt DC from a plug-in power su
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Buzz, Click on this link to see the photo which Tom made reference to: Rena
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Tony Scott, You can not beat diamond wheels for tapering your guide feet. Smooth cutting and no heat fi you don't press hard. click on this link: You can also get them with a 2 inch diameter wheel on the @#$%& website. Rena
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Bob Balcombe, Click on this link and scroll down to see the FLEX COAT BR72 DRYER, which has the slip clutch on it. It's neoprene diaphragm with a hole in the center. The hole is smaller than the rod butt, so that the diaphragm grips the rod, but will still allow you to manually rotate the rod, Rena
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Rolly, Bucky is a Loyal American who wants to buy American Products! I am a very Loyal American Woman. Rena
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Matt, If you decide to buy the Grainger Shaded Pole motor, which Roger Wilson recommended, call Grainger first and ask if the motor is continuous or intermittent duty. All Shaded Pole motors get very hot and that's why the fan blade is on the motor. Intermittent duty Shaded Pole motors shut off when they get hot and that not desirable for dryer applications. Rena
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to Scott Hamm -- and to those interested in Scott's electrical circuit details. I took the liberty of redrawing your diagram so that it is more clearly visible to the interested readers. Click on this link: Rena
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Scott, Respectfully, Your assumption is totally incorrect, when you state that if you are using an ac/dc motor on ac current, it will not reverse. you can use an ac to dc converter and have reverse direction. most of the sewing machine motors are ac only. All home type sewing machine motors are never AC only, they are Universal AC/DC motors and they in fact can be reversed, that is why the
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Here is how to reverse the direction of rotation of any AC/DC sewing machine motor. This type of motor is commonly called a Universal motor because it can be used with either an Alternating Current or Direct Current power source. Click on this link: Read the instructions below the sketches. Rena
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Roger, You said: "In my search of surplus shops I found a nice supply of sewing machine sized motors - that were actually industrial motors used in drink blenders, and other applicances for about $2 each. I had picked up several and with only a bit of changes was able to fit one of these motors into the saw housing." Would you please tell us where you found the replacement mot
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David, A friend of mine uses hole saws to rough cut cork rings out of cork flooring. Then he turns the rings down to the desired size on his lathe. This is made easy by mounting the rings on a 1/4 bolt thru the center hole on the rough cork rings ( made by the hole saw ). Then he chucks the bolt on to his lathe and machines the rings to the desired size. Here is a $6.00 set of eight hole
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David, A friend of mine uses hole saws to rough cut cork rings out of cork flooring. Then he turns the rings down to the desired size on his lathe. This is made easy by mounting the rings on a 1/4 bolt thru the center hole of the rough cork rings, which is then chucked in his lathe. Here is an inexpensive set of hole cutters: Rena
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Roger, Respectfully, I believe that you are wasting your time trying to use a stepper motor for rod wrapping. The reason is that stepper motors require far more and vastly complicated electronic circuitry than the conventional rod wrapping motors. In addition, as previously pointed out, the stepper motor will not give you any more accuracy. Lastly, the cost would be at least 10 times that of
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Roger, From the setup shown in your picture, the power supply uses a step-down transformer to step down the 115 Vac to the voltage level required to produce 24 volts DC out of the rectifier in the power supply. The rectifier converts this low AC voltage to a DC voltage, who amplitude (voltage-wise) is determined by the voltage applied to the transformer's primary winding. The reason that
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Ted, I forgot to mention that you will not be able to find a foot pedal speed controller that can handle 4 amps! -High power Industrial sewing machine controllers can do it, but they use a completely different technology, which cost as much as your entire power wrapper setup. Rena
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Ted, 1. You already have a DC motor. The motors on all Rod Building power wrappers are always AC/DC. motors. 2. If you constantly have to adjust the speed, then something is obviously wrong with the motor or foot pedal, but it is definitely not related to the fact that it is an AC/DC motor. I recommend that you check your foot pedal by trying it on someone else's machine and ditto with the
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Bud Murphy is the man! ---- with the obvious answer. Rena
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Mike, el al Where do you buy this stuff - Does Andy have a website? Would appreciate any infor available. Thanks, Rena
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Greg, Click on the following link to see the Montague logo (Trade Mark) I believe that you are looking for: Rena
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