LouisJ wrote: So is it right that the first guide is offset to the left, then the second slightly right, then gradually rotate round the blank until it's 180 degrees from the top? Also, how many guides do you use to transition to the bottom? |
Badfish wrote: Daveo Yup both these are double over bound. I double over bind all heavier rods and anything (like this second rod) that has a light colour on top of a dark colour. You can single over bind but the colour comes out far better with the double. Everything there is 'A' thread over 'A' mate. But as an aside you can't put 'A' over 'D'. Well that's not 100% right, you can but it's ugly as sin. If you have to put 'D' down as your under bind glue the unders first. That way the 'A' overs will have the smooth finish of the glue to go down on. |
Flyshop.co.nz has some thread if you don't wanna go the U.S. route.
Badfish wrote:
That photo is a bit deceiving but the first guide is a 12 o'clock (on the cross section). There is many ways that people do their spirals, and for us it changes a bit here and there to suit the blanks. The way this one is set up there is 4 guides in transition. The second guide is aligned on the off side so that it guides the line dead straight down the middle of the first guide. The third guide is back at 12 o'clock, the 4th,5h,6th and 7th are all in transition and the 8,9,10 & the tip are at 6 o'clock. You'll see all sorts of different styles but this is what we have found works best for what we're after. You need to be able to retain all of the important aspects of the rod, so you want to support the line evenly over the length of the rod, you want to keep the line as close to the blank that is practical, and you don't want to effect the overall action or strength of the rod. So it can take a bit of practise to get right. You more than likely wont have the ability to do any destruction testing so if you do give it a go incorporate a higher level of "safe working load" into the rod. Tape the guides on and tweak them until your happy. It'll take time but it'll take longer to strip thread off the rod and do it again! |
GSPOT wrote: Just a question for the pro's out there. When putting the blue over the metalic copper (orange), will the metalic show through? And BADFISH how did you not have the purple shine through the yellow above? Just good tidy wrapping? |
TCG wrote: Keep them coming Badfish, love your work |
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