G'Day Bevin Give Ross at "The Rodworks"a call hes located in south OZ (His link is on the left)& you should have it in a couple of days Regards Baz
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I use a reel foot also with a line level epoxied to it so I can verify that the seat is level Baz
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G'Day Dave Welcome to the insanity that is rod building , the books you have purchased will help you no end (they did for me) .If you do a search on "YouTube" for Rod building you will find a ton of material also this site is a wealth of knowledge all you have to do is ask the question & don't forget the library section on this site . Enjoy your new pastime regards Baz
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G'day Tristan I like the theme (the Aussie colours & the southern cross) . If possible could you drop me an Email as I would like to find out a bit more on how you accomplished this ,I have no success in doing inlays .My email address is bchapman@exemail.com.au. Regards Baz B
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G'Day Billy My solution was somewhat different in that I sliced the grip along the axis (I couldn't work out how to plug the hole ). I then placed a couple of toothpicks in the slice to keep it open & then used a syringe filled with a 24hr epoxy thinned with Isopropyl Alcohol . After I injected enough epoxy I then used Contact Cement to seal the slit ,let it sit for a couple of days gave it
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G'Day Col. I use "O" rings for this I just slip them under the ring & bind up to the guide & then cut the "O" ring off .The cost of the "O" rings are minuscule when you weigh up the cost of a new guide + the time spent looking for them & preping a new one when you can't find the missing one. I buy the "O" rings from Supercheap for around $12.00
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G'Day Col I've only done this a couple of times & both times I spiral cut the seat with a hacksaw (take your time doing this) & asI cut through a small section I heated the seat with a hot air gun to soften the epoxy . Once that section was done I rotated the rod about 20 deg & started the process again until the job was completed , about 1 to 1.5 hours to make the cuts & clea
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Bill I get my coloured EVA sheets from Riot Craft at Miranda but they have stores throughout OZ ,also try spotlight they have a lot of eva cut out figures that you can use also . I cut my rings a little on the large side as Col does but use contact cement also with no glue lines. I dont clamp as I have found it was not necessary when using contact cement . I then leave the grip for about 1/
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G'Day Robert I had the same problem with my Alps wrapper . My solution was to make sure the rod was laying parallel to the bed ( I use a laser beam for this ) & then I wrap 2 rubber bands joined together around the blank & anchor them around the back of the chuck . This has solved my problem completely Regards Baz
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Mike I hane used 24 hr epoxy for a number of years without any problems . I know some of the rods are still holding up after about 10 years . As I have used the 24 hr epoxy I have no idea how the 5 or 10 min concoctions hold up Regards Baz
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Col You can use a turntable motor from a microwave oven or try "Jaycar Electronics" they have small 240 v motors regards Baz
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David I had the same problem with my Aps wrapper ,tried the rubber band solution & it extended the time it took for the blank to work itself out . The next thing I tried was to make sure that the center line of the blank was the same as the center line of the wrapper , to accomplish this I used a laser level . This and the rubber band have solved all my problems . When setting the rod up f
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Richard You could try the Alps brand .I know they have a green reel seat (graphite I think) Regards Baz
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G'Day Mark I have just completed a rod for my 4year old granddaughter & I found pink sheets at Riot craft & Spotlight stores , As I recall they only had it in 1 & 3 mm thickness Hope this helps Baz
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G'Day Col You should be able to get them at "Bearing Service Company" or failing that try "Super Cheap Auto" GOOGLE for the location nearest you Baz
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You might try Hydraulic Repairers supply .That is where I found some .Their available here in Aus. so I would imagine in the U.S also regards Baz
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G'Day Dave Dan's correct in stretching the "O"ring .You can stretch them a great deal before they will break ,the trick i found was to roll them rather than slide . I also cut a small groove in the rear of the grip to match the front & they didn't look out of place hope this helps Baz
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Dave I had the same problem awhile back & I used a colored "O" ring to fill the gap .The reason for the color was because the grip was colored also Hope this helps Baz
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Paintshop pro or for free program's try Paint.Net or Gimp jusr google those names to obtain the links Barry
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Brian I had the same problem with my Alps rod wrapper . The solution I used was to couple two rubber bands together & wrap then around the blank securing the two ends around the ends of the chuck jaws . Prior to doing this I tried all of the above solutions & found this easier to use & setup . Also as mentioned above make sure your blank center line of the blank is parallel
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