laughterin Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Looking for suggestions on holding guides in place on an ultra light blank before wrapping. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughterin Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 One more thing. How should I go about filling the tunnels when applying epoxy to guides? And any info regarding turning and building reel seats would be great as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I use small pieces of rubber bands doubled up and tied to the blank then slip the guide foor under the bands to hold them in place. To fill the tunnesl I just hold the rod at a slant and use the brush to dab a little in the tunnels to fill them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoker Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I just got a tip a couple weeks ago. Go to a craft st ore and buy the little cloths clips. They wooked great on the last few rods I did. If you are doing rods with a fine tip you will have to modifiy them a bit by taking them apart and sand down the inside so it will hold the guide on tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pureinsanity Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Things I have done. Rubber Bands, Twist Ties, and now I use hot glue. In my opinion hot glue works the best, but you can't get to much on or tightening up your wraps is difficult.As for epoxy. I hold the rod vertical and use a tooth pick or spatula and put some in the tunnel first. Than I will put it on the wrapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMAN Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I use hot glue. But I don't squirt it on with a gun. I heat up the guide foot slightly with a lighter and slide it on the glue stick so it lightly coats the bottom of the foot then stick it onto the blank. Don't worry too much about the alignment until you have the guides fully wrapped, then if you need to adjust them you can break the glue and move them where you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I use hot glue. But I don't squirt it on with a gun. I heat up the guide foot slightly with a lighter and slide it on the glue stick so it lightly coats the bottom of the foot then stick it onto the blank. Don't worry too much about the alignment until you have the guides fully wrapped, then if you need to adjust them you can break the glue and move them where you need. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.W.Wolfram Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 +2 Try not to bend the blank. This will pop the guides off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_Kruger Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 andy, send me your cell number, the one you gave me is bogus[email protected]i use the hot glue on my guides when building as well, works great but as mentioned dont bend it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughterin Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Thanks for the tips guys. I had already used rubber bands before seeing the hot glue trick. I will try this on my next build. The rod I am building is a TB power noodle. Seems like a good rod with a nice light tip. I love catching fish on self assembled rods. Will a wood mini lathe work for turning reel seats? I have turned some wood smooth on it but i am wondering if i need a different type of chuck for it. If any has done or does there own reel seats please let me know. I can give my email if preferred. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I turn my handles using a mandrel. You can use threaded rod if you can find a way to put a center hole in it. Just drill a hole the size of the mandrel through the wood blank and put on the mandrel. I use a couple of nuts to hold it on the mandrel to keep it from spinning or you can put a bit of masking tape on the mandrel to make the fit a bit tighter(I don't think it it really works that well). I use a drill chuck in the head stock and put the other on the center. That way the hole is always concentric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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