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BundyBoy

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BundyBoy

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Dunno if this is the right spot for this, but here goes...

I am repairing a fibreglass rod that used to be my grandfathers as it has all but 2 of the eyes broken. It was originally a 2 piece, but will now be a single piece as the halves cannot be separated due to corrosion and the cork/timber grips are in ok nick - they just need to be re sealed.

I will be doing the job myself and it will be the first time I have attempted to 'wrap a rod' and any advice/pointers would be appreciated.

The biggest question is where to go on the northside to buy the gear to do the job?

Can I just use normal sewing thread, or do I need special stuff?

Thanks

Scott

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pcsolutionman Newbie

pcsolutionman

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Mate a couple of pointers

1. Use proper Wrapping thread

2. Get a good 2 part epoxy finish

3. Have a look at some of the videos here

http://www.mudhole.com/Rod-Building-101

It is not difficult to wrap by hand the difficulty comes when you try to do the drying of the epoxy, the cheapest and easyest way to setup a dryer is to use a couple of peices of wood with V's cut in them and a drill temporarily mounted to the wood.

heres a pic to give you an idea

[img size=499]http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb161/pcsolutionman/RL100.gif

Lee

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fishyman Newbie

fishyman

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any polyester thread should work

but your better off using a brand of rod wrapping thread. Gudebrod is a good start or speed thread.

Northside, hmm not sure anywhere there but if your ever at wooloongabba go to Mossops tackle, ask for darryl and youll get treated well.

can i advise you sign up to www.rodbuilding.org and look in the Library some pretty handy hints there

Hope i helped

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mangler Newbie

mangler

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Scott,

I've just recently done something very similar to what you want to do. I had an old 5 ft fibreglass single piece rod lying around, so decided to have a go at replacing the guides which were all broken. It wasn't long after I was charged $10 to have a tip guide replaced, so I thought it would be a good skill to learn, and this old rod would be perfect to practise on.

I didn't have the slightest idea where to start, so I looked on AFO for some hints, as well as some other websites. I found this one most helpful http://www.fishingnoosa.com.au/rodrep.htm (although I didn't do an underbind on my first attempt, will leave that til next time). Armed with this new knowledge, I figured that even I could do this!

So off to Kmart I went, purchased a packet of 7 rod guides of various sizes for about $7 and a packet of 3 rod tip guides for about $5. They were Jarvis Walker, I know they aren't fuji or anything, but for the first attempt, they were more than good enough. Then it was off to Jones' Tackle where I bought some rod binding thread for $3.35 a reel, and some "Thread Sealer & Filler" and some "Hi-Gloss Rod Finish" for $4.95 each. I went for this option as I didn"t have a roller set up for applying the 2-part epoxy.

Then came home and had a go, it didn't take me long at all, and 6 coats later (recommended on the bottle) of thread sealer & filler, I'm pretty happy with my first attempt. All I have to do now is apply the rod finish, and re seal the cork grip & it will be finished. Next one will be the old 2 piece 6ft fibreglass rod I have, I will be a bit more adventurous with this one trying an underbind as well.

Cheers,

Matt

[img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/DSC03678_AFO.jpg

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