On glueing the cork rings to a shaft or threaded rod, would beewax do the same as parafin wax? cause I gotr plenty of bee wax.
Forum: rodboard

Thats what I should of did was to singed them off, I'll just sand them down before next coat. never rayon again! Gave the rest of the spool to my mom for her sewing.
Forum: rodboard

I just did my top wrap of my Tiger wrap with the sacrifice thread, and when I epoxy it, there was all these hairs of the thread sticking out of the epoxy, like if the thread was caoming apart and left me all these nubs with hairs sticking out of them, it is my first coat so i will get rid of them on the next coat, has anyone had this happen to them with rayon?
Forum: rodboard

Sounds good, I think I might try to put a smaller butt guide, I will just have to buy more then one size and experiment, thanks for the input, have a good one!
Forum: rodboard

I have been looking at the video from Fuji, on the KR concept, they have the KL-H spinning guides which have a higher frame, and that they can successfully control the line through smaller size stripper guides, the ? is, on the butt guide, will it be the same as on the NGC concept, where the butt guide is half the diameter of the reel spool, since the KL-H have a higher frame and be moved closer
Forum: rodboard

I just watched the video on KR concept and they have a KR casting concept layout also. Just a thought , I too wonder if it will work for Spiral wrap, I only built 1 spiral wrap so far on micros, I think it might be ok its just that u would put it in a spiral wrap instead of on top for the running guides, just a thought, tight wraps all!
Forum: rodboard

After soaking and wiping the brushes for like a couple of times they worked out fine, I finally went to the store and got some alcohol, Thanks!
Forum: rodboard

I have been trying to find where I can get some of those , KR guides, they have on that video, does anyone know where I can, I tried to look them up in Mudhole's site but cannot find them, by the way it was an really interesting video, I finally got to see the flow in slow motion.
Forum: rodboard

Thanks!
Forum: rodboard

I have ran out of alcohol, no time to get to the store! Will mineral spirits work for cleaning brushes, epoxy ect.?
Forum: rodboard

Ok, thanks Rodger, I will get right to it.
Forum: rodboard

I am ready to put on the last wrap with the sacrifice thread on my tiger wrap, I needed to sand down some bumps on the epoxy before put the last wrap with the sacrifice thread, would it be alright if I just go ahead and wrap and put on the cp, and after the epoxy, without putting on a new coat of epoxy on the sanded part which is almost all the wrap. I hope those who read this will understand wha
Forum: rodboard

I say! they replaced 2 broken rods of mine, one after the other, I guess u could say i am accident prone! lol!
Forum: rodboard

Well i finally made up my mind, I took off the neon, and since the mettalic shined, i put a evergreen color, it looks like this one will work.
Forum: rodboard

Just thought I'd put this in, I just put the neon lime green witht the pull put thread over dark green and a blue met. after I was done wraping the neon green I noticed that I could see all the inconsistencies, in the spacing of the threads when I pulled out the sacrifice thread, not to bad though, I think it will turn out nicely, I have noticed this in other of my tiger wraps, but not as much
Forum: rodboard

"adds character", thats what my fishing buddy says so to, but this time i cut them out and now this last coat looks bubble free! lol!
Forum: rodboard

Sounds like i will have to give that a try also Phil, cause when i get towards the tip with the small rubber bands, they're still not tight enough to hold very well, sounds like a trip to the sewing store for me too.
Forum: rodboard

I do think I brushed the epoxy to much, and another, I did not wick off till it was thinned out, I am looking it as I write, it has 2 big bubbles , but I will cut them off and apply the 2nd coat, thanks all!
Forum: rodboard

I put on a coat ofepoxy on my tiger wrap, looked ok, Then I came back to look at it, glad I did! Bubbles everywhere! looked like bubble wrap,lol! then I looked at the brush that I spread it length ways with, it looked cleaned, cause let it soak in the cleaner over night, but then it could of been I did'nt pack the wrap tight enough, but then, it was the aprt of the wrap, the first wrap where you
Forum: rodboard

Ive always put a coat of cp on then after that has dried, then I wrap the end wraps,and doall I need to do to putthe end wraps on then i epoxy it all. I haven't done any heavy game rods, would like to one of these days, just to see how they are done and how different they are in building but oer here no one fishes big game fish.
Forum: rodboard

I'm with Don, " Get rid of the cat!" Thats got to be as aggravating as a moth in the epoxy, that struggled its way down in the epoxy. LOL!
Forum: rodboard

Sounds like that might be it, I'll ask him to check all his rings, Thanks.
Forum: rodboard

I just had a friend of mine wanting me to build him a rod, I had suggested micros and told him all the reasons why I would build with micros, he said that he had bought them micro rods at a store and they tore up and frayed his fluororcarbon 20pd test up, every time he fished with it, I told him that they probably used #4 or #3's, and that he could use #5, which would solve the problem. ? is, is
Forum: rodboard

I tried #9850 Blue steel, to me it looks about as close as u can get, But i htink it could of used a little more blue, just a touch, hope you find what ur looking for, Tight wraps!
Forum: rodboard

No we had to let it go since it was like 11pm, did'nt feel like filleting the cat, That would be a really nice fly rod, I have'nt fly fished before but if I ever go back out west I will sure be building me one too!, Tight wraps!
Forum: rodboard

The photo of the cat is under Misc.
Forum: rodboard

Went fishing last night for bass and some catfish, using the MHX rods that I had built, my buddy hauled in a 50lb snapper turtle, and a 12 pound channel, plus all the bass we caught during the first of the evening, the rods did a really good job holding up to them fish and that snapper, Just thought I out this in for a testimony on MHX rods. Tight lines everyone! I.m gonna try to put that catfish
Forum: rodboard

Wow! these guys said it all, Like Raymond said "Don't mess with it let it do its stuff", That was my problem , at first and always ended up with some epoxy job that didn't look right to me, experience is always the best teacher, at least for me it was, and the help from Rodbuilding .org. was really a great help.Ray just keep with this sight and keep building and i know you will get bet
Forum: rodboard

Wow! these guys said it all, Like Raymond said "Don't mess with it let it do its stuff", That was my problem , at first and always ended up with some epoxy job that didn't look right to me, experience is always the best teacher, at least for me it was, and the help from Rodbuilding .org. was really a great help.Ray just keep with this sight and keep building and i know you will get bet
Forum: rodboard

I had a topic about a week or more ago about micros I had wrote down CRB, but was mistaken, the are called Nanomicros, cnmg, bnmg, and nmg, they are the ones without the ring inside, I am just womdering since this is the first time I had seen them, has anyone built with them yet? I am having a hard time with the size one, and two for that matter, to keep them on the rod for wrapping, the feet are
Forum: rodboard