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| Rod Building So, you've landed a nice fish on a plug you made, eh? Now, the next step, building your own RODS! |
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03-02-2007, 03:01 PM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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epoxy question
Ive been reading up on this hobby and have yet to grab some courage to try it...
Everything I read says to have the blank rotating why the epoxy sets...
what if you have nothing to rotate the blank? Is there a trick you can do?
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03-02-2007, 03:09 PM
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Finally
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: FL
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You can do it by hand, ya just have to baby sit it.
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03-02-2007, 03:27 PM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
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5 hr set time? constantly rotating...? oooo that's gonna be rough
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03-02-2007, 05:07 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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Quarter turn every 10-15 minutes should be enough. You don't have to sit there and constantly turn it by hand for 5-6 hours.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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03-02-2007, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: its an easy guess
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Helps if you can do it while watching a decent game(s) on tv. I did my first 2 that way, I kept the room temp up to 70 and didnt need to worry about any turning after 3 hours. Make sure to mix equal parts of the epoxy. Its not much of an investment for a motor and chuck off the auction site if you think you might do more rods, I went that route this winter.
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03-04-2007, 08:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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last year there was a guy selling home made dryers on flea bay for under 20 clams. 4 rpm for a nice even finish. hardly a steep investment for not having to baby sit the finish.
If you do decide to turn it by hand, I did this for my first 2 rods. The method I came up with was to mix and apply my finish immediately after I got home from work. I would then sit down to watch some TV programming for the evening. Turning the rod a 1/4 or 1/2 turn every commercial break on the TV was a perfect time interval. This was with Aftcote brand finish. Hand turning also works better if you do thin coats of finish rather than thick coats.
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03-05-2007, 08:11 AM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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do you know if that guys still selling on ebay springer?
good idea about the tv commercial intervals.... but what if you have tivo?  |
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03-05-2007, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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While I can't say if that is the exact one I have, it looks exactly like the one I have and mine works just fine for a hobby builder like myself. If you do choose to purchase it ask the seller how much extra $ for an additional V block. IMO it is needed to support 9 and 10 foot one piece rods while drying.
Good luck
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03-07-2007, 05:48 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: New Hampshire
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are you picking up another hobby?
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boatless................can I have a ride?
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03-07-2007, 05:48 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: New Hampshire
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If so, I want a pair of matching jigging rods for my 113's  |
boatless................can I have a ride?
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03-07-2007, 05:55 PM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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working on it
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