Broken rod help

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

wrote:
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

wrote:
wrote:
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

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...