Nev, Have you ever used Dental Elastics to hold the guides in place. I also cut "0" rings from surgical tube. Makes it easy to move the guides. Tony
--- On Thu, 1/6/11, Neville Gosling <nev.gosl...@shaw.ca> wrote: From: Neville Gosling <nev.gosl...@shaw.ca> Subject: RE: [VFB] placing guides To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 4:41 PM Hi Rene: Here's what I do. · Go to the blank maker's website and download their recommended spacing for your particular rod. http://www.fishpacbay.com/product-info/guide-spacing.html · Using narrow masking tape, affix the guides per the recommended spacings; · Put a line (and reel if you have a handle installed) on the rod and with mild tension on the line check the line spacing and adjust a small amount as required. I use typewriter “white out” liquid to mark the guide spacings. These can be easily removed. Neville ( Nev ) Gosling -----Original Message----- From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com ] On Behalf Of Rene Zillmann Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 2:24 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] placing guides Hi Gang, as you might know, I'm building / assembling my next rod. 5 wt, 9 feet, pacbay blank. single food guides in black Now I'm determining the position of the guides. On my last rod I used some tables I got from the web. But for this rod I want to do it more precise. Base rule is that the angle between blank and line should be equal on the left and right side of the guide (When the blank is bend, for sure). Therefore I assume that the position of the guides not only depends on length and weight of the rod, but also of the action. Has anybody a link, where I can find information about this dependency, maybe a table which shows length, weight and action of the rod? Right now I have the idea to bend the blank using some lead, measure the curve of the rod, do a drawing and than search the positions of the guides on the paper using the rule mentioned above. What are you doing to determine the position of the guides? Rene -- 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 -- 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 -- 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
