Broken rod help

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Ok... I'll start he any ROFFians live in Manhattan, interested in
earning a few bucks fixing a bent ring?

Before boiling your reel seat, drop over to www.rodbuilding.org and do
a search on this subject. You'll find many replys to your exact
question. Boiling your reel seat may be a bad idea depending on what
the seat insert is made from.

Jeff

I have a friend who is DAMN good with rod building, maybe he will help
too. I think he's part of the rodbuilng group Jeff mentioned.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...id=135 935134

wrote:
Ok... I'll start he any ROFFians live in Manhattan, interested in
earning a few bucks fixing a bent ring?

Check my post "Reel seat repair"

another relatively nearby possibility for repair work
might be Bruce Fisher. Check out
www.pennscreekangler.com
for info.

Tom Littleton wrote:
another relatively nearby possibility for repair work
might be Bruce Fisher. Check out
www.pennscreekangler.com
for info.

Hello, I would not boil the reel seat end of the rod. The adhesive and
resign they use in high end blanks has a very low temperature break
down point. I think its under 190 degrees. I'm sure at 212 it will harm
the blank. If its a struble uplocking reel seat and the only thing
holding the screw rings on is a small silver end cap. Then you can heat
just the end cap with a lighter for about 30 seconds and it will come
right off. Just pull on it with a glove so you dont burn you hand. I'll
bet its only 5 minute epoxy that holds the end cap on the reel seat. If
that dont work send it to the Penns clave with someone and I will fix
it for you. Bruce Fisher

Thanks so much for the info -- I'll try that with a lighter, and if it
doesn't work then I'll check in with you. Much appreciated...

Call Angler's Workshop in Woodland, Washington. They may have an idea for
fix and the parts you need. Their shop is geared for rod building and are
helpful. Phone number is 360-225-9445.

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In trying to remove a reel stuck on my sage xp 5-weight, I forced it
and ended up bending the (not sure what it's called) ring that screws
up to hold the reel onto the rod.

Any suggestions for how I can fix this... or, if it's not something I
can do myself, where I would get it fixed?

Thanks.