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seabuggy · 01-01-2011, 08:19 PM

One of the other posters said use a hair dryer to spread out the etex. That is what I do and I rarely have a problem. I use Flex=Coat syringes available at CMS in New Bedford. Mine are dried on a jig similar to yours that turns on my rod making lathe. I have made hundreds of rods and rarely have a problem. If my plugs are drying overnight, I place a cardboard box over the turning plugs and hang a 40 watt light bulb over this rough enclosure. I only use this if the temps are very low or the humidity is high. I have more problems in high humidity with rods than plugs.

01-01-2011, 08:19 PM	#21
seabuggy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fairhaven, MA Posts: 112	One of the other posters said use a hair dryer to spread out the etex. That is what I do and I rarely have a problem. I use Flex=Coat syringes available at CMS in New Bedford. Mine are dried on a jig similar to yours that turns on my rod making lathe. I have made hundreds of rods and rarely have a problem. If my plugs are drying overnight, I place a cardboard box over the turning plugs and hang a 40 watt light bulb over this rough enclosure. I only use this if the temps are very low or the humidity is high. I have more problems in high humidity with rods than plugs.