Don't remember who sold these but maybe something like this I bought a few of these as the pimp in me likes this type of stuff
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One coat is usually enough on guide wraps. More > than two is not at all necessary (unless you're > one of those that heavily thins the product and > ends up putting mostly just water on the thread). I'm guilty as charged here ... I thin the heck out of it. I usually do 3 coats but to be totally ho
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Only thing I'm not reading is what kind of blank? Fly ... Spin ... Bait?
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James Newsome Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Want to add some tiny gliter to my epoxy. Not big > flakes just small stuff to put a little dazzle in > the coating. What is the best stuff and who has > it? I do a fair amount of PR casting and I use Mica Powders to color. Same stuff women use to make their own makeup, craft/art stuff. I buy what
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Randolph Ruwe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > End of the week and still not here. mine either and I went and looked at my last issue and it's my fault ... expired. Just ordered another two years
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Dick Ross Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ron I am in sandpoint idaho and go mine 2weeks > ago. Geez Dick, still haven't gotten mine. I better check and see if my subscription has expired
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Kevin Kelly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The chuck is pretty rusted, almost looks like it's > been painted brown. Still opens and closes > smoothly, though. Can I clean it with some WD40 > and fine grit sandpaper, or will that muck up the > innards? Should I just leave it alone? Kevin ... you can use Wd-40 but I wouldn't use sandpaper bu
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Randolph Ruwe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone on the West Coast and in particular in > WA State received their #16-3 issue of the > magazine? Now I'm on the far eastern edge of the state but the answer is not yet ... but mine has to take a slight detour from PO to PO before I get delivery
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Steve Wann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What rolling technique are you referring to? here you go Steve
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George Kerr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ron. I made delrin bushings today. Had to order a > dead center, so it will be a few days before I can > create chips.thanks again. Delrin is great stuff ... You don't have to wait unless you want to. When I was waiting on my dead centers (ordered a bunch from China for our Pen Maker's Club) I decid
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Mark Ernst Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What is the opinion of Grizzly mini lathes? Good > as jet an Delta? Stay away? They seem to have good > customer service policy from what I can tell from > google searches. Mark ... I'm a big grizzly fan just because of their customer service and I have an 18x47 Grizzly (G0733) ear marked to take up sp
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Another option is not to use mandrels at all and do your turnings between a dead center and a live center. I don't think I've used one is 7 or 8 years. I've made reel seat bushings from Duronze, Delrin, Aluminium and Corian off the top of my head on my wood lathe. Here's a real simple set of duronze that has a hole drilled through and a piece of Oak Dowel. On one end I use a #4 Cent
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Garry Thornton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I too have been using a two part Bar Top finish > with good results. > Mine is called Enviro Tex Lite. > I'm not sure if it's sold under that name in the USA. I've used this for years and it is available here in the USA. I do cut mine about 50% before applying to the guides. Look for a pla
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Interesting and thought provoking conversation going on here. Randolph you made a couple of comments: Randolph Ruwe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Roger, by the way, I can turn up to a 9 foot rod blank > to shape the cork on a 4 foot lathe bed with very little problem. Would you mind sharing how you do this? My work area is small. I told t
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Hi Roger.... I'm no expert by any means but I personally consider any 3wt to be at the top end of Ultralight and while I like the 7' - 7'6" rods I don't think that would fit your list and think something in the 8' - 9' and a 4wt. Baston has some great prices on some of their blanks that are being discontinued and Get Bit Outdoors (don't know about any other of the sponsors) has some attra
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Mark Blabaum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like Tite-Bond Poly. I'm a big fan of PU's ... I've looked at this a time or two but I've wondered what color the glue line is after drying. I currently I use RooClear Glue for my glue of choice when doing segmenting.
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Interesting looking product and will look for a reciew ... but @$25 I'll let someone else test drive it first ... I'm spending my free dollars testing different stabilizing agents <LOL>
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You can do what I did for a motor for a lthe I need to fix ... check your local craigslist and find someone giving away a treadmill. They have DC varible speed motors. I got one for simply hauling it away.
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I have some Orvis slide bands around here somewhere ... if you can't find what you are looking for I'll be happy to dig through my boxes and see if I can locate them.
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Welcome to the slippery slope of aquiring tools. The lathe will be the cheapest part of your adventure. I'm not a fan of the Nova chucks because they use left-handed threads and since I crushed my right hand a year ago I can't twist in that direction. I have two (Grizzly Virmac Clones) scroll chucks and one 3-jaw I use frequently. I also have a set of ER-32 Collets which are nice but f
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Casey Abell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On that note have you noticed any UV resistance > problems when using it. I don't know about any UV protection in the Enviroex protection but I do know that in the General Finishes High Performance it does have a UV Stabilizer. > To be honest I REALLY like this Glaze Coat stuff I get from Lowes. If I
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Casey Abell Wrote: > What is "Enviro Tex Lite " ?????? That name > seems familiar but I just cant place where I have > heard of it or used it for. Is it a casting resin? Not a casting resin per se ... 'a water clear reactive polymer' is probably a better descriped as a "Bar Top" type of finish and I got my small pint can from Hobby Lobby for $10 or so.
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Don't know if this qualifies but off the top of my head. Bark Feathers in reels seats Enviro Tex Lite - a water clear reactive polymer compound. Waterborne polyurethane top coat
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john timberlake Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > those are very nicely done. Thanks John ... while I have cast my own a friend did this batch. I got the wife a new Nikon for her purse and I haven't figured out how to take good pics with it yet so not sharp and clear. > I have wanted to do some for awhile, but haven;t had the time. it is > on
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Haven't posted here in quite a long time, just started getting the Rodmaker Magazine again and just put up pics of some Cholla Cactus Skeletons filled with resin.
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Thanks ... I did a quick drawing if it will help anyone else and so I can see what it's supposed to look like.
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Lots of questions about a single thing. I found a package of three Pacbay's UL5 skeletons. The dimensions I found on their site make absolutely zero sense to this visually challenged individual as I need pictures for this brain to comprehend what the eyes are looking at so have any of you turned any of these that can shed some light on this?. LENGTH INSERT I.D. inch inch
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I was curious that those the use this what kind of arbor are you using to mount the wheel on and are you using a dremel or what with this?
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Steve Cox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A little off-topic but thought someone might have an idea. Do any of you make your own 'dry fly > dressing'? Some home-made concoction that can be put on dry flies to help them float. I seem to go > thru a lot of the store-bought stuff and it is expensive and sometimes hard to find in my area. I've been usin
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I am recovering from a computer crash and lost all my files. I had a pattern for making 4 piece rod bags that was lost. The wife just bought some lovely 'pink' fleece to make a bag for the Casting For Recovery rod I'm doing and wants to have a part in this by making it. Anyone know off the top of their head where such a pattern can be found?
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