I made a nice little graphite spinning rod for a friends birthday a few years back. I recently found out that he doesn't fish it because it is a one piece and inconvenient for him to travel with it in his car. Any reason I can't just cut it and install a ferrule? Thanks, Joe
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I have had better results using ProKote....it has a longer pot life....that gives me time to let it sit after mixing to allow bubbles to release and still leaves me plenty of working time. The drawback I think, is that it may be a bit softer than Flexcoat on the rod but it has always been crystal clear and bubble free for me.
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I do an underwrap.....2 overwraps and 2 coats epoxy.
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Pro Kote for me.....longer working time and dries crystal clear. I did not have the best results with Flex Coat....cured very quickly and yellowed in a very short time.
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I have cut out the logo from those vinyl eye black things girls will wear to football games....they have worked great for me. Available on Amazon for a few bucks.
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Randy Weakley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ha ha Mike, believe it or it I couldn't find a > single indication that there is any damage to the > blank at all. I was utterly shocked. LOL.....apparently graphite is harder than your head Randy! ;)
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I am glad you weren't hurt worse Randy. My last static line test ended up with a hole in my living room ceiling when the line on an old reel I used to simulate the new reel which had not arrived yet turned out to be dry rotted .. When the wife saw it I just said "Don't ask".
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Chris Harban Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So a 50-60lb Super Seeker blank might be a > candidate for under wrap/ double wrap covering? > > It is getting Virtus heavy guides. I would ...absolutely. I burnish the first overwrap well and loosen up the tension a little for the second overwrap....I feel this helps keep the top layer from g
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I just built a set of three 80-130 lb class stand up tuna rods for a friend. We started with 5 ft 6in Seeker blanks and cut them down to 48in for use with some Aftco Unibutts. My guy wanted them to look "blacked out" so I hid an underwrap under the guide feet only.. to protect the blank and then double overwrapped the rollers. This guy is a beast and doesn't want to waste time playing
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Is awesome! I sent them an inquiry by e mail and got a call back from Chuck in about 20 minutes. He was very friendly and informative and we had a great chat.and I was only asking about an order for one decal. I will definitely be looking to them for decals in the future.
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Although decorative wraps are closely associated > with custom rods, the fact is that less than 5% of > custom rod builders do them, and even fewer are > able to sell them. > > If you enjoy the work, do it. But if you're doing > it only as a sales tool you're apt to be > disappointed. M
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Thanks again guys....the unit arrived the other day and after fashioning a base for it that matches up with my wrapper it works great for my needs. I use the support with the top wheel that came with my AT dryer set up in conjunction with my V Blocks . The pedal gives me better low speed control than I expected. I wouldn't suggest it for somebody wrapping commercially, but it is working well for
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Thank you Roger and all.....I really appreciate you guys taking the time to help me out....this is by far the best, most helpful and cordial internet forum I have ever been on. Gentlemen all.
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Thanks guys...Roger...not to abuse your kindness but...can you give me a little help in what parts I can use to do a 6:1 reduction with pulleys? This set up works with my budget and the limited amount of space available to me for wrapping. ..apartment living is not exactly the best for rod building...I can't have a 6 or 8 ft long power wrapper on my wife's dining room table. I would be sleepin
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Hmmmmm....much more to think about. thanks for all the replies.
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That is great info Roger...THANKS! I am sure I can fashion top rollers for my rod supports...that should be easy enough. .I believe it is a 5000 RPM motor but I don't ever foresee needing to use it at that speed....I am just trying to speed up my wrapping a bit and have my hands ache a little less after doing 7 or 8 underwraps and maybe a 8 or 9 inch dragon scale wrap on a saltwater rod. maybe
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A few years ago I built a hand wrapper......is there any reason I can't buy this power head and attach a base to it and use it with my hand wrapper for under wraps and such? Above is a pic of my wrapper and the powerhead. Thanks All.
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Will do Tom.....thanks.
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Thanks Tom and Roger. I am OK with getting it off ....I guess I am just worried about how it will look when I am done putting it back on. The epoxy runs over the butt wrap...then over a decal and then up and over the stripper guide. I am worried about mating up the new epoxy with the old.
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I built a trolling rod for my nephew and used an Aftco HD Wind ON roller for the stripper guide. I put the rollers up the rod....now I am seeing images which tell me that I installed it backwards. The rod has been finished for a few weeks and I am starting on another to match.I don,'t want to build 2 wrong. It has an under wrap of size A metallic and a single overwrap of D nylon NCP.... I am pr
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Thanks all!!
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Michael Maclean Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have a color that looks exactly like it because > I rewrapped a friends senator rod. I can see what > the exact color is when I get home but I'm going > to be out late tonight Thank you Michael....I really appreciate it.
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Can somebody please tell me which ProWrap nylon color most closely matches the darker red\burgundy Penn Senators? Thank you. Joe
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I think I have it now....thanks guys.
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Can someone please tell me the sequence for an Opposite Split Diamond Wrap? I understand color A goes only up the rod left and right and color B down the rod...but what would the sequence be? Sorry if this is a dumb question but this stuff is not intuitive for me. Thanks..Joe
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Thanks all.....I used the file to quickly remove a lot of material quickly then sanded the foot smooth with a stone......it worked great. Thanks again guys.
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I have had success with the Pilot Markers....I think they are also called paint pens
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I did a nice wrap for my sister in law using pink and teal....she loved it.
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Guys....how do I prep this monster? I am not sure if I should just have at it with my Dremmel.....it is huge. Wind on stripper guide.
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How did you do with this Martin?
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