i had a perfectly good rod turner that i made a few years back. well, as i was prepping it to epoxy a rod this weekend, the motor crapped out on me. now i have two rods to finish, and no dryer to use. what do you guys use? factory made? home jobs? the motor i was using had a clutch in it which allowed me to stop the rod to work on the guides without damaging the motor. are there any pre made turners with a clutch motor?

A lot of high volume shops just spin the rod by hand while applying the finish then put it on a motorized dryer after all the finish is applied. they feel its very amatuer to apply the finish while the rod is spinning on the drying motor.

Anyway , that's one approach to do withouit the clutch. I use flexcoat motors. I have a fast one and a slow one. A simple rotissierie motor with rubber band to grab the rod blank also works.

Guess I must be an amatuer :D

Do your self a favor get the American Tackle Dryer .It's a great dryer for the money and it comes with the roller stand & is far less than the Flex Coat

Ok, MikeCC - I saw those @ CCT before and now I looked EVERYWHERE and did a search for that.......... no where to be found?!

How much for the doggy in the window? ;) I saw it at your shop last week sitting amongst the green metal bins, but forgot to ask.

When are those crack torches coming in? ;) LOL... cool tool.

The dryers sell for 54.00 the torches should be in about 10 days.

Mike, i don't see that turner listed on your site. i have to order a couple of things this week and would like to add it to the order. is it just not listed yet?

we are out of the dryers and they will be shipped in about 1 week .

http://www.capecodtackle.com/Merchant/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=cct01&Product_Code=AT-RMD&Category_Code=06_05_ROD+ACCESS

What RPM is the American Tackle motor spinning the rod at?

I am pretty sure that runs at 11rpm.

The link had it but here it is again.

110V with 6ft cord & plug
11 RPM finish/dry motor.
Self centering 3 jaw chuck.
Adjustable rod stand with ball bearing wheels.