Nice work, where did you get your EVA grip material ?? Like the color ...
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Thanks Mike for putting up the Grizzly site. I already have the hobby lathe, like real well for what I use it for.. however I thought i would go to the site and see what they had for lathes. It was quite interesting I must say.. They offer you hands on use of a lathe.. I clicked on a lathe at the bottom of the page. Then clicked onto animation. A lathe comes up with a bear standing in front of th
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I agree with Phil and Raymond. I am very happy with the Eco Wrapper, I just added the light/ magnifier to my unit , what a differance... If you do decide on the Eco Wrapper spend the extra for that feature, you won't be sorry.... <<<<DON>>>>
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Doug W. I think you have something going here.. I also would like a copy of the customer order form that you use .. Very much appreciated : Thanks' <<<<DON>>>> doctordew@embarqmail. com
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I was thinking around 10,11,12 on up or maybe younger.If there are any young Rodbuilders reading this post and want to chime in. Please do so.Would like to hear from you ??? Thanks !
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Thanks Tom. I guess I jumped the gun there a little.. I had forgot about the survey.. Will be looking for the results,I'm sure they'll be quite interesting.. <<<<DON>>>>
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Tom, was sitting here reading my newest RodMaker magazine.. AS always another great issue. Love that color! Have always enjoyed all the articles form the pros.. However I got to thinking that it would be nice to hear from the young gereration, of rod builders.I thought that maybe a new page called the kids corner or the youth corner.. Try to get the young generation interested in writting article
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By all means, I second that motion !!!! Good article though..
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Which is the better of the two , Denatured alcohol or Isopropyl ???
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I too have a power wrapper but do all my wrapping now by hand.. I am a proud owner of a Eco Wrapper that I bought from THE ROD SHOP ..Great piece of equipment.. <<<< DON >>>> PS. They are a sponsor on the left..
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Wow ! After reading all the post on bass rod abuse, I think that I might put rod building on the shelf and start up a new type business. I'm only a hobby rod builder and don't build that many rods per year..Reading all of the damage that seem to get done to bass rod while fishing for bass, and the so called abuse they get during tournaments I just thought of something. I think that I might try t
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.... Thanks Tom, zip code has been sent. Thanks Mark, that is exactly the way I feel too. And Roger I will pray for rain for Texas !!!
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.... Waiting for the new all color issue to arrive. Went to the mail box yesterday opened the mail box there it was, but I was not to happy. Pulled it out and to my surprise it looked awlful. The outside jacket was torn badly, there was one big foot print on the back side of the jacket.The cover page was a real mess. It looked as though it was rolled up in a ball. It was one wrinkled mess.If Lana
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.... I know what your saying about being computer savvy, I'm the same way, however I was going nuts not being able to log into the photo page. So I thought what the heck,and done what it instructed and it worked. Maybe the cookies was just for the photo page. Maybe somebody that knows more about computers can chime in and help you out. Good luck!!! <<<<DON>>>>
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..... Maryann scoll down about 15 post to your earlier post on the subject, I added a reply to your message... this is what I had to do to reset my log in. Hope this helps.. <<<<DON>>>>
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.....Have you tried some of the antique dealers of old rod and reels. They sometimes can help you out when no one else can. Good luck.. <<<<DON>>>>
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Okay for thoes of you that are having trouble loging in on the photo page, I was having the same problem. It would tell me that I was using the wrong users name or pass word. I done everything that it told me to do, but I was still rejected even sent for a new pass word that didn't happen.So I kept trying going back to try over. However I failed to see at the bottom of the page a box where it ask
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Berry... Thanks for the heads up on that... I could use a few more of them. <<<<DON>>>>
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.... Thank you Roger !!! It sounds like a plan... Have a great day. <<<< DON >>>>
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Okay Friday night delema... Have a 7' rod blank that was dropped off to me to build a rod .No markings on the rod.I measured the rod, 7' - t/top 5.56 mm, butt 19.050mm. Taped to the rod is a bag full of XBBG boat guides, 1-Graphite Reel Seat and a length of EVA grip material.Asked the guy some questions. He told me that he had bought the rod from a friend.He heard from someone else I was into bi
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The saying goes...one mans junk is another mans treasure. Just last month my grinder burned up,was going to go buy a new new.But before I got around to it, I was going down the road one day and seen one on a stand at a yard sale. Turned around and went back to check it out. The man had a 6" craftsman with variable speed. He was asking $40.00 for it, but all I had was $30.00 on me. He said th
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Mike ..... Thank you for the reply about the coupling. Will check it out and order extra. Good Day!! <<<<DON>>>>
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Many years ago I was into leather tooling,came to the point that I was burned out.Thought the best thing was to get rid of it all and move on.Big mistake.I have wished I had my tools a thousand times over. Just close the door and go for some R and R.However long it takes. Just don't go cold turkey, you have a lot of investment and many, many memories. You just might want to open that door again.
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Toney, thats a cool looking handle. Now if you would of use .. red - yellow- and green you have had a stop and go light handle.
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They get a FIVE STAR from me also. Great company and great people to do bussiness with. I just ran into a problem with shipping on my last order. Sent them an email, they emailed me right back with an explanation and the situation was taken care of like now!!.Thanks Mud Hole.
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Owen, do you have a pet in the house. Just by petting your pet or tossing it a treat while working a rod will give you trouble.Like mentioned above wash your hands often. I don't even own a pet, I was just pet sitting for a friend and found out the hard way. Good luck ! <<<<DON>>>>
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Tom, I went back and read the article in RodMaker lots of information. It seems as it is pretty straight forward without to many pit falls.If I do run into a problem I will cry for help. <<<<DON>>>>
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Tom, thank you I keep fogetting about that feature. And for my second question, I did not realize or know that was a bad word on the fourm? Please accept my apology. <<<<DON>>>>
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Question? --- I want to try my hand at Flocking. I have read that you use Nylon but is there different size fiber that is needed for grips and handles. And if you order a kit should I order any extra products? I want to make sure that I have what I need on one order. Thanks for your help!! <<<<DON>>>>
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John M. Hernandez Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don, > > I also coat the underwrap when building or > repairing. I feel it makes it easier to wrap and > it also allows you to use different size threads > if needed. You can wrap Cor D over A, but you > can't wrap A over C or D without it looking > crappy. So if you ever have t
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