I have been using the same bottle of color preserver made by American Tackle for at least 15 years now, I bought a jumbo bottle of it at the time on sale, I believe from Merrick Tackle, It's the water base type. Still works great to this day. I suggest you give it a shot on a sample wrap.
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Horrocks-Ibbotson was one of America's largest production rod companies for many years, competing head to head with Montague and South Bend. This company that came to be known as the World's Largest Manufacturer of Fishing Tackle traces its history to 1812 but did not become involved with fishing tackle until 1863 when an English immigrant named James Horrocks was hired as a clerk. In 1894, Edwar
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Sounds, Like what is commonly used in the aerospace metal finishing industries, known as {passivating} of the material, removing any microscopic iron particles in the surface that commonly occur in the making manufacturing and in the machining or stamping process of stainless, And yes those microscopic iron particles will cause rusting. It's not a coating at all. More like a surface conversion or
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Thanks Tom, Kudos to you Sir!!
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Mark how do you get anything Done? Your way over thinking these issues. Your not building a F22 Raptor here. RELAX and enjoy what we have. Cheers Dude!!
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Mark, I'm in Mich, And I'm really not convinced it's a Mud Hole issue, Whenever I place an order for Anything that ships out of Florida, You have to plan on extra days for your shipping time for some reason ?? I have the Same problem with orders out of Texas,?? Tracking numbers just seem to stall in these states, Sometimes for days, I truly believe It's {lack} of USPS and UPS shipping terminals
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You could probably downsize quit a bit Per Batson Guides & Space Chart, sizes 12-10-10-8-8-7 to the tip, Whitch by the way has been pretty darn accurate for me, They do know their blanks, As they build on them as well as us. Our are you talking spinning guides???? Like I Think Whats the Reel Spool Size?? Yours is the second one down SWS70L
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Lance Schreckenbach Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I used 200 grit on the ends and it has a very good > bond. My thoughts on the seat is that I really > like the shape but am not too keen on the insert. What don't you like with the ACS or the ECSM seats without the insert ? About the only Fuji reel seats, I really like and use personally are the
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OK Steve, Just trying to help here, I went threw something similar when I first started, And these fellows years back helped me thru it just by reading and asking questions. So I,m going out on a limb here. Let just say you may in fact be seeing some type of fish eye problem, Not a bad one, but a Nagy one that pops up occasionally, from rod to rod? I have had that, Do you live in a single floor h
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Thanks guys, I give er a whirl on some more test wraps, And see how it goes. Thanks Jaa
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I ordered a small bottle of that Roddancer ThreadMaster ONE, I treid it out on one test wrap and found it very vary hard to work with, Do you flood the wrap? and remove the excess? As I found it almost impossiable to apliy smoothly, It is Water based would a drop or two of water help this out. Just curius? Jay
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I believe Toms email is what's shown when you click on his name which would be rodmaker@earthlink.net
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Probably laying on a beach with a cocktail in his hand, We all need it once in awhile, LOL He had posted here on the 19th, recently about recycling bags for empty tape cartridges so I'm sure you will hear from him shortly! Jaa
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I have built a few in the past, Using the Fuji plate seats wrapped on carbon handles. I let the customer choose the location with his reel. I was impressed with the build quality and how they locked down tight.
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Look here it starts at the 2 min 30sec mark
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Norm, Have you used these? they are listed in the description as {Material: 18# Foam Core} 18 lb foam core has to be like wood ?? Just curious thanks!! Jaa
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I know most all here will disagree with this, But I use expanding polyurethane glue on {Butt grips only after assembling your rings with titebond-III and reaming } It fills any voids if there happens to be any, It's lighter and every bit as durable as epoxy, I started using it on my personal rods with long grips and Never had a problem with a loose rear grip, I actually feel I get a better bond w
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I don't wrap sanding belt, I use Coarse Silicon Carbide grit with {JB weld} on my tapered mandrels. The key to getting it stick so it stays put, Is Washing the grit with Dawn detergent to remove the dust and any oil in a screen colinder. Let it dry in the oven, Coat your mandrels with JB and roll them in your grit. I have some that have lasted more than a year with regular use. The key for me is
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So I received an email for Batson's new ultimate reamer, Dang that's one pricey reamer!! Or self defence weapon as I'm sure it would work great for that. Here's their link, Prices are {per reamer} not the set. Not sure where their mind-set was at with this and it's pricing, But I won't be owning one. I love their products. But this is over the top for me.
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Thanks Bob, Just what I needed, I ordered the silicone pvc mold in early 2016 with some carbon fiber, Just now getting to play with it, No Directions came with it. Thanks again Jaa
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Fred, Are you using one of Rileys foam core Molds, If so how much foam do you use per pour for a full fill? I have the 6lb foam I just need the total ounces or close, this would be after I mix it. Thanks very much! If you can help. Jaa
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Well if you have been Building Rods for years without issue, Then you need to Look at what has {Recently changed} Are you using CP ?? And if so are you letting it dry overnight, or longer? I wait 24 hrs Before applying ANY epoxy. {Quote} {When I press on them, they become {cloudy} almost as if there is uncured epoxy just below the surface} That tells me Your Color Preserver has Not Dried and t
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castration bands at the vet supply store, Man just thinking about that makes me wince, Thats Gotta hurt like h#ll. Jaa
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NO Joy at all from Riely Rods, I can no longer recommend them, I did get my last back ordered item from him, It only took a year, Looks like he even shut down the web site. Jaa
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I have also read some guys use Atlas Magic Thread, Or Miracle Thread, Used for spawn - bait- sacks, It supposed to work Great as it sticks to itself no tieing involved. I forgot to order it at Jann's on my last order so I have yet to test it yet. Jaa
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Get a Bread Lame to hold you double edge blades that will give you 4 corners and the curved one will give you a curved middle to use also, Lots of cutting edges on one single blade. Here's a link
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Looks good Tom ! I was wondering if it would work with windows 10. Thanks Jaa
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