Mike: I tried a hair dryer on max heat but it did not weld the loop together. The heat needs to be concentrated. The shrink tubing shrunk but returning home after after casting with the line on the river, the loop slid out of the tube a few days later.
Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver B. C. Canada -----Original Message----- From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Bliss Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:45 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Re: Braided nylon loop connector material? Does it have to be a heat gun? Would a hair dryer work? Mike On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:14 PM, Thomas Eckert <royalcoach...@bluewin.ch> wrote: > > Take al look on: http://www.fishandfly.com/articles/20090320_1 > They show how to make a welded loop with some shrink tube - works > perfect Thomas > > ------------------------------------ > Thomas R. Eckert > royalcoach...@bluewin.ch > Sonnhaldenstrasse 14 > CH 8032 Zürich 7 ZH > Switzerland > Tel.: +41442628367 > Mobil: +41796795463 > www.royalcoachman.net > ------------------------------------ > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] Im > Auftrag von Michael Bliss > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 15. April 2009 00:40 > An: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Betreff: [VFB] Re: Braided nylon loop connector material? > > > So Wes are you making loop connectors for your fly lines? If you are > I would be interested in the process. I have been using the braided > leaders for some time and love them but the connections to the fly > line are not how I would like them yet. > > Mike > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Wes Wada <w...@wadaworks.com> wrote: >> >> The Gudebrod C-Thru product arrived yesterday, and I have been >> playing with the material. If you took the standard braided nylon >> material used for making loops, and scaled it down using smaller >> diameter nylon fibers, then you can visualize the product. >> >> The braided loop material is commonly available in 35-pound and >> 50-pound > test. >> >> The C-Thru material is 25yd. spools of 17, 8, or 6 pound. I ordered >> the 8 and 6. >> >> The breaking strength listing is very deceptive, as I haven't been >> able to break the 8 pound test with my hands. It is very sturdy >> stuff, tightly braided. >> >> The 8 pound is .019 diameter, and about 1/16", about the same as many >> butt sections of leaders. Indeed, you could easily have a quick >> substitute for a furled leader butt using this stuff. >> >> The 6 pound test is .015 diameter, about 50% thicker than 1/32". >> >> I am not sure what types and sizes of dacron are used for blind eye >> hooks, but the C-Thru would make a very good alternative. >> >> The source for the material, available in single spools, is Land of Odds: >> >> 6-pound C-Thru >> http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28074 >> >> 8-pound C-Thru >> http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28075 >> >> 17-pound C-Thru >> http://www.landofodds.com/servlet/Detail?no=28076 >> >> >> If anybody has further questions, just contact me offline. >> >> >> Wes Wada >> Bend, Oregon >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 4/11/09, Wes Wada <w...@wadaworks.com> wrote: >>> I have found a source to order single spools of 6# and 8# Gudebrod >>> C-Thru. The order should arrive any day now, and I will report on >>> the >>> product and source. >>> >>> >>> Wes >>> >> >> > >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
