On Thu, 10 May 2007 06:02:50 -0400, Smoking North 45°
wrote:

Tom Nakashima a écrit :
Has anyone here tried this?
http://globalflyfisher.com/rodbuilding/diytube/

I'll be backing three 2pc rods, the largest 8'9" the smallest 8'
for travel.
-tom


I have made one with a central vacuum tube. Tubes are plastic and the
end cap are more like rubber and can easily glued. They are less
resistant then PVC or ABS though, but lighter and cheaper.

Be _careful_ in your choice of "plastic" tubing if it will be exposed to
real heat, cold, or especially sunlight. Not all tubing is stable under
all conditions. If something were specific to an application that would
be covered, ala a central vac system, I'd check the specs if it were
going to see a lot of sunlight/UV. Of course, if it is just an at-home,
in the rod closet storage tube, no real worries, but if it travels,
etc., check the specs. Degrading tubing can be easily crushed, and the
resulting shards can nick a (graphite) rod even if the crush itself
didn't damage the rod.

TC,
R