ROD BUILDING?

in article , Kevin Vang at
wrote on 10/21/05 12:23 PM:

In article , says...

BTW does anyone have plans for a rod turner? It seems that this is a
necessary piece of equipment.


Find yourself a cardboard box, about 2 ft. wide by 1 ft. deep by
1 ft. tall, give or take. Cut off the top, and the front side,
and then cut V-notches, about two inches deep on each of the sides
for the blank to sit in. Cut one pair of notches for each section
of the blank. Total cost: $0 (assuming you scavenge the box out
of a dumpster, and that you already own a utility knife or sturdy
scissors.)

Instructions for use: Put one section of the rod in the front
pair of notches. Using a thick epoxy varnish like Flex-Coat, load
up a brush, touch it to the wraps, and rotate the blank with your
other hand. When you have coated all the wraps, move it to the back
and start on the next section. For the next beer or so, give each
section a quarter turn every minute. For the next couple of beers,
give each section a quarter turn every 5 minutes or so. Try not
to use the hand you have been using to eat the chips to turn the
blanks.

That said, I built a rod-turning stand with stands that adjust in
sliding dovetails and thread tensioners (which actually are less
functional than using my fingers). It looks kinda classy, but I
don't think it improved the rod-building process any.

Kevin
How long does the Flex-Coat take to dry?

-- Lionel
The more I see of people, the better I like fish.