Or $15 for both days. About the best bargain that's ever existed in the custom rod building world. ............
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That distance depends mostly on the type and size line you use. A high 16 set about 12 inches in front of the reel spool would be a good place to start. You're not going to be concerned with casting, you just want a smooth line flow. You can plot a line path from the center of the reel spool to the tip and set your guides so their outside edges hit the line path. See where the high frame 16 hits
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You're not going to hurt the structural integrity of the guide itself, but the shorter the foot the less contact with the blank and the less wraps to hold the guide to the blank. I can't give you an absolute minimum of how much can be removed before you end up with guides that won't stay put. This is something you'd have to experiment with and see how short you can go before the way you handle yo
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A medium size/quality jpeg is best. But even a large jpeg will be okay for what I'm doing. Most digital cameras have setting for small, medium and large jpeg photo files built in. I think your Nikon does too. The trouble with large tiff files is that they often time-out in email transmission due to their very large file sizes. ..................
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I'm working on a special project to be unveiled at the Expo in February. I'd like to request that any of you who have put one of the International Custom Rod Building Symbol decals on your car, boat, shop, etc., please take a photo and forward it to me by email - rodmaker@earthlink.net . A me
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If you turn the insert large enough so that it sits flush on the outside of the hardware, the insert will block the reel foot from entering the hood openings on the opposite side. This is easily remedied by sanding or cutting a flat on the hood side. If you study the photos in JP's article, you can see him doing this exact thing on his SBSS seat insert. .............
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Overnight is plenty. ...........
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The IRS really doesn't care about your local business license. They do insist that every rod manufactured and sold has the tax collected and paid on it. There is an article on the tax in the online library here. .............
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If you charge him, or are compensated in any way, then you owe the excise tax, your state sales tax and any positive income should be reported on your yearly 1040 form. ............
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I'm sure it can happen, and needs to happen. But they'll likely take more abuse without actual damage to the frame than most ceramics will. ...................
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Keep in mind that something has to give. A fisherman who yanks a rod out of locker and hangs a guide that won't bend or let go will most likely damage the rod blank. One thing you might consider is the use of the flexible Recoil guides. They'll flex/deform and then spring back to shape. Of course your customer will have to be agreeable to the switch but if he's damaging a lot of guides this mi
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When you're ready to deal with the monthly paperwork (you should be doing some of that already) and the hassles of running an official business weighed against the amount of business you feel you can or are willing to generate. ............................
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You just need to order before they are gone. An order is confirmation. If I sell out, your order will not be processed. .............
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The Special Edition #3 CD checks out. They will begin shipping tomorrow morning to all that ordered them. I had extra's made because I knew this would be the most popular CD in the series. As it is, however, sales have already surpassed that of the previous CDs. Only about 60 remain. Thanks. .................
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Scrape the old finish off, or use a citrus type stripper to remove it. Clean with ScotchBrite. That's your best bet. ...............
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Ted, All that information was in the Volume 9 #2 issue of RodMaker. Tools, technique, etc. .................
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Sanding damages the fibers by scratching and tearing them. A thin walled graphite blank, particularly near the tip, is best never touched with a piece of sandpaper unless we're talking extremely fine sandpaper. ..............
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Read the article in the library on the New Guide Concept. I think it will offer you an option that will work better. If you already know that the #5 will be your smallest guide/top, you could even do something like this 25 - 16 - 10 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - tiptop. I'd rather plot the line path and do it that way, but what I mentioned above will certain work okay. You don't need a bunch of differe
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Here is the actual table of contents as things ended up: A Simple Hand Rod Wrapper ..... 4 Grip and Handle Clamps ..... 6 Easy Grip Boring ..... 10 Easy Sandpaper Trimmer ..... 12 Inside Water-Break-Free Tool ..... 13 Power Lathe Drying Attachment ..... 15 Building A Power Wrapper ..... 19 Building A Homebrew Spine Finder ..... 21 Jig/Lathe Height Adjustment Gauge ..... 25 Cork Trim
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I got the CDs in today. I will begin boxing and shipping them on Friday. Most of you who have ordered them should have them early next week. I had left out a few of the article topics but have added them below. It's a very lengthy list and the best Special Edition CD to date, in my opinion. ........ The final 2009 CD in the RodMaker Special Edition Series will be ready in the coming we
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Something has to stop whatever is tied on the end of your line. I'm not sure that a larger ring would be less subject to damage - it's still going to get bumped by something on the end of the line if the fisherman isn't careful. If the snap doesn't hit it, the lure nose will. .................
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Uncle Sam doesn't get it - you do. Every fisherman does. 96% of this money is returned the state fish and game departments for sportfish restoration and habitat improvements. The other 4% is kept by the U.S. Fish and Game Department for administrative purposes. .................
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I have a UPS shipper on the floor each year that can pack and ship your items if you're flying in. I believe there will be one there this year as well. ............
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I need to add that Batson Enterprises will be donating one of their power wrappers to the Reception door prize list. ...............
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Most rods with that size reel are going to have the butt guide located from roughly 19 to 23 inches from the face of the spool. .............
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Each year at the RodMaker Reception we give away roughly 100 door prizes. For 2010, as in years past, the grand door prize will be a Renzetti Master Rod Lathe provided by RodMaker Magazine. I heard from Clyde Alho at the The Rod Shop, Inc. last week and he has offered to donate one of his highly acclaimed EcoWrappers. I don't have a list of all the other prizes as many of them aren't donated unt
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Although the Diamond II link has been here for a couple months, it has not been active until now. Silvia has everything ready to go with the Diamond II website. Visit when you can via the link in the sponsor column to the left or click here: ..................
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You can renew it whenever you like, but you still have 5 issues left. .............
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Sounds like a very long way and with a very small guide. Have you tried casting it? ............
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