Re: Rod building: hot glue

[MT Williams]

Steve, There's more than aesthetics to a tip top wrap. The main reason for 
wrapping a tip top is to add strength. Same for wrapping the female 
ferrules---the length of the male insert.  Michael T Williams
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From: "The Coles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: Rod building: hot glue


You can use epoxy and still remove the tip-top if needed.  As to why you
would need to remove a tip-top, the only reason I can think of would be to
re-use it if you had to rebuild the tip section.
Speaking of tip tops... I have been toying with the idea of not wrapping
them as I just don't see the point of wraps at the tip-top other than
aesthetics?  Any other opinions?
Steve
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From: "Mark Steudel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:08 PM
Subject: RE: Rod building: hot glue


I was discussing this with another lister, and I got the same advice from
a
fly shop, why not just use epoxy on the tip? Why would I ever want to 
take
it off? Any ideas why you would want removable tips?

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Blomquist
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 6:42 PM
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Subject: Re: Rod building: hot glue
On Thursday 28 October 2004 5:27 pm, Mark Steudel wrote:
> So a friend that showed me how to attach the tip of the rod on, gave me
> this little stick of hot glue. I lost it or loaned it, and went by the
> local hardware store to pick up some. All they had was glue gun glue. 
> It
> says that it works at high temperatures, is this the same stuff?

You can use glue gun glue, but quite frankly its the melting point that 
is
the
big deal. You want to remove the tip without melting the blank. The amber
stuff meets that test, so does 5 minute epoxy, which is commonly used in
the
rod building trade.
Rob
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Mountlake Terrace, WA