i just finished a spinning rod with a blank(loomis gl3 sj783) from the expo(better late than never). i used permagloss and did guides and buttwrap with it. guide wraps came out fine except for darkening due to not using cp. buttwrap did show bubbles because i hurried in order to get heavier coverage/buildup. rods does look good overall and fishes great!
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i am not a cuebuilder but do happen to know some and i have wrapped a few. when wrapping a cue, you need to put a layer of elmer's glue/ white glue in the wrap groove. i would say stay away from epoxy or any long lasting / permanent type of adhesive. the elmers is very sufficient. put a thin layer all over the groove then do the wrap. some builders start the wrap like rodbuilders and others pref
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i am trying to think(i am a truckdriver-just back from a 13 hour trip- a bit sleepy! lol) if i have any rods i won't use; frankly there are two: both in MINT condition ;an Abu Garcia 2133-A spinning rod( with inspector# 85's sticker) and a Shakespeare Spring Brook fly rod in original shipping box from 1941. i will baby them by not taking them on my little pontoon boat. i will use every other one
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did you get my email about the guide?
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i am a truckdriver! simply put: better safe than sorry. if i were to ship a rod i would indeed pack very carefully. get insurace! get insurance! some dock workers could care less about the materials they are moving. pallets do bumped up against each other to get them on the trailers. sometimes pallet boards come loose, get splintered and then get pushed up into whatever is in front of them (that
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what a deal! my first show. i also would be happy to pay a higher, more realistic ticket price. i really appreciate the efforts put forth by all so i can go to a show where i can see state of the art materials, techniques, speakers, examples of wares and on top of that get some astounding deals as well. oh and for eight bucks? what a great deal and what great deals! i was just able to get ther
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label on my SWR IP - 843 BLANK READS: SWR IP - 843 LINE WT. 8-17 # MED. lT. LURE WT. 3/8 - 3/4 OZ. IT IS APPROX. 0.495" @ BUTT; 5.5/64ths @ TIP BLACK.
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i thought it was BAD when i had to drive from hickory, nc to wilmington nc with my first new unopened rodmaker magazin ( about 320 miles) but this takes the cake! all day saturday while you all at ICRBE already are basking and buying i will be cooling my heels in wilmington again. on a positive note shopping, lists will be appended , addended, and added to! maybe multiplied(i have to make up
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for me, looks like i am going to be getting into more knowledge of foam gripmaking. sounds like a great idea! i just recently registed for this forum and suddenly six rod kits have showed up at my house. i already had about 5 or 6 blanks i have been working on for a while. the forum has started me getting back more into rodbuilding. i started about 30 years ago; haven't built many but love doin
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