12-09-2003, 03:42 PM
[cool][size 2]I have lost count of the number of rods I have put together over the years. I have gone through a couple of sets of those reamers, and they really do save time and help with the right taper. I sometimes rig them on my power drills and keep them at low speed...for control.[/size]
[size 2]There was another question that came up from Coot, that might be worth some input too. That is HOW ABOUT THE USE OF MASKING TAPE TO BUILD UP THE ROD UNDER THE REEL SEAT?[/size]
[size 2]My observation has been that it works fine for filling small gaps...where there is not a great difference between the outside diameter of the rod blank, and the inside diameter of the reel seat. Some good rod building cement to bind it all together and you will have a long lasting connection.[/size]
[size 2]However, if you are building a heavy rod, with a large reel seat...much larger than the diameter of the rod blank...you will do better by adding either cork or graphite rings and then sanding them down to fill the gap.[/size]
[size 2]In making heavy duty commercial boat rods, for rental on the party boats in California, I used to wrap heavy cord over the rod to fill the gaps, and cement it all together with a heavy duty marine adhesive.[/size]
[size 2]Too much masking tape between the rod blank and reel seat will leave your project vulnerable to extremes of heat and cold. The tape will turn soft in the heat and brittle in the cold. You do not want your reel seat rotating or breaking loose on you in the heat of battle with a biggun. I have had to take a couple of rods apart and rebuild them after the masking tape and epoxy disintegrated under heavy flexing and temperature extremes.[/size]
[size 2]Whenever I am building a "toughman" rod anymore, I use these graphite arbors between rod and reel seat. This is from Cabelas.[/size]![[Image: i312027hz01.jpg]](http://a1460.g.akamai.net/f/1460/1339/6h/www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/Item/31/20/27/i312027hz01.jpg)
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Graphite Arbors
These arbors are lighter, but stronger than cork or tape bushings. They give the rod maximum sensitivity by transmitting the strike signal and lure action from the blank through the reel seat. Standard inner diameter can be reamed to a larger size to fit a wide array of blank diameters. All models are a standard 25.4mm (1") long. Per 6.
Cabela's Graphite Arbors Item: ID-312027 Price: $2.49 - $2.79
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[size 2]There was another question that came up from Coot, that might be worth some input too. That is HOW ABOUT THE USE OF MASKING TAPE TO BUILD UP THE ROD UNDER THE REEL SEAT?[/size]
[size 2]My observation has been that it works fine for filling small gaps...where there is not a great difference between the outside diameter of the rod blank, and the inside diameter of the reel seat. Some good rod building cement to bind it all together and you will have a long lasting connection.[/size]
[size 2]However, if you are building a heavy rod, with a large reel seat...much larger than the diameter of the rod blank...you will do better by adding either cork or graphite rings and then sanding them down to fill the gap.[/size]
[size 2]In making heavy duty commercial boat rods, for rental on the party boats in California, I used to wrap heavy cord over the rod to fill the gaps, and cement it all together with a heavy duty marine adhesive.[/size]
[size 2]Too much masking tape between the rod blank and reel seat will leave your project vulnerable to extremes of heat and cold. The tape will turn soft in the heat and brittle in the cold. You do not want your reel seat rotating or breaking loose on you in the heat of battle with a biggun. I have had to take a couple of rods apart and rebuild them after the masking tape and epoxy disintegrated under heavy flexing and temperature extremes.[/size]
[size 2]Whenever I am building a "toughman" rod anymore, I use these graphite arbors between rod and reel seat. This is from Cabelas.[/size]
Graphite Arbors These arbors are lighter, but stronger than cork or tape bushings. They give the rod maximum sensitivity by transmitting the strike signal and lure action from the blank through the reel seat. Standard inner diameter can be reamed to a larger size to fit a wide array of blank diameters. All models are a standard 25.4mm (1") long. Per 6.
Cabela's Graphite Arbors Item: ID-312027 Price: $2.49 - $2.79
Please use the chart below to find your product and add it to cart
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