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5 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Frank,
Buy some jewelry polishing papers. This is not sand paper.
Cut off a strip about 3/8" wide and take the gloss off the wrap. I would try the pink paper.
You do not want to nick the thread wrap - so, go easy.
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 13 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
jeppe,
I'm late to the party because while I do market all blanks for CTS - I specialize in fly blanks.
But My son runs a 24 foot center consol out of the Jones Beach inlet.
I built him a 7'6" CTS BayMaster built as a conventional rod and also a 7'0" lighter rod - same model.
To provide some details - the 7'6" rod can handle sinkers up to 12-14 Oz when he fishes deep for large
Forum: rodboard 15 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Joe,
We seem to go around and around regarding ceramics as running guides. IMO - too heavy for a 4 and 5 weight - and you will absolutely killthe performange of your rods.
I love the Fuji product - but use them as stripper and next one or two. But not as runners.
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 15 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Bill
Mu UK fishing buddy is a big Sage (as well as CTS :-)). His comments to me was that the R8 is a very stiff rod. Would not be friendly to new casters. It has its place - consider it a niche rod.
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 17 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Perfectly O.K.
It's just that the taper ohn a rod nlank is so gentle that you will need more than one.
I only build fly rods - the reamer I use has a taper that is aggressive enough to only need one reamer.
But your way is Perfectly acceptable.
I do have a set of the Mudhole reamers - 4 of them ' but rarely use them.
I find that my one reamer produces better results.
That's why I suggested
Forum: rodboard 17 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
I thought you wanted a one piece reamer.
Otherwise you can buy the Mudhole reamer ser
Herb
Forum: rodboard 18 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Ernie,
Good question.
Do you use it as a power reamer??
I don't know heat tolerance.
But used a butane torch on a reel seat and epoxy held but foam arbor melted
H
Forum: rodboard 18 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Ernie.
Lying horizontal.
Some epoxy may "leak" out to capture more grit.
Try to apply epoxy evenly and not overly thick to eliminate what you are concerned about.
If you apply epoxy evenly and squeeze evenly - you will be fine.
Knock and wipe excess grit off
Herb
Forum: rodboard 18 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Hey Ernie,
I'm glad that someone besides me appreciates a good simple "grit reamer".
Sandpaper wrapped reamers do not work for me because I cut my bushings into 4 equal pieces - about 1" each.
The sandpaper reamers do not ream true because of the grooves.
I made my own tapered grit reamer from a tapered sandpaper reamer with sandpaper removed.
First - in my opinion - I thi
Forum: rodboard 23 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Can get on RB.org site - but still buffers when I click on to a post.
Happens to anyone else?
Herb
Forum: rodboard 25 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Depending on how much finish you applied previously - I would use 400 - 600 grit so you don't go into your threads.
I don't block sand.
I cut a strip of 1-2" wet or dry and buff like your polishing a shoe with a rag.
It evens out the surface and you don't have to worry about longitudinal uneveness.
Obviously - rotate the rod every once in awhile.
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 30 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Interesting!! Never heard of it.
Is it heat activated?
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 30 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
Larry - good fo you to improvise.
I use sharpened thin-walled brass tubing of various diameters to cut a plug from my rubberized cork fighting butt cap. The hole allows me to insert the bushed steel rod to turn my fly rod handles right on the blank. I use the same plug to close hole after the grip is shaped.
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 30 days ago
Herb Ladenheim
20. Re: Desert Tan
Look at the CTS color chart at .
Scroll all the way down and look for paint colors.
Email me if anything tickles you - then we can talk about blanks.
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 4 weeks ago
Herb Ladenheim
Alex,
Depending on size of Trout and sinktip line weights - the definitive trout rod is the CTS Affinity-Vintage 9'0" #5.
Also have it in 8'6".
If fish are large are sink tips heavy - the Affinity-MX in a 9'0" #7
You won't have to cut either blank.
Another blank is one that I designed using CTS' custom design program. I built a #6 Protoype for Chico Fernandez that he uses f
Forum: rodboard 4 weeks ago
Herb Ladenheim
Tolo,
A "trick" I use when I want to extend pot life of both structural and thread-wrap epoxies is to place them in the freezer to stop their exothermic reaction.
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 4 weeks ago
Herb Ladenheim
Ernie,
Like all guides whose basic construction is Stainless (Stain-less) Steel - they wil stain the wraps if not washed frequently.
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 4 weeks ago
Herb Ladenheim
Tolo,
By now, I am sure, the epoxy has hardened.
I would not use heat - don't know how much is necessary to soften that epoxy - maybe too much for blank to handle without destorying it.
I would use a mechanical method.
Like Ross said - scraping with blade perpendicular to blank.
Maybe sanding?
Do you have a lathe - to make removal symmetrical???
Whatever you do - endeavour to make things c
Forum: rodboard 6 weeks ago
Herb Ladenheim
Tom Kirkman Wrote:
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> If you are load testing a multi-piece blank, don't
> forget to add a thread reinforcement wrap at the
> ferrule. No need to finish it out, but it is a
> safe bet to at least add a snug thread wrap there
> before putting the blank under any serious load.
>
> ............
YES!!!
I once crack
Forum: rodboard 6 weeks ago
Herb Ladenheim
Marcus,
Craft store glue sticks melt at much lower temps than hot melt sticks designed for tip tops.
Stick with the stuff designed for the purpose at hand.
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 6 weeks ago
Herb Ladenheim
27. Re: turning cork
John,
I live in a FL Condo and use the Association's work room to turn my grips directly on the rod blanks. 99% of my builds are 4 piece fly rods - but I have turned 7 1/2 foot one-piece blanks.
I have been using the FlexCoat Dril powered cork lathe for past 20 yrs. On a long blank I use 3 or 4 FlexCoat steadies clamped to a work bench.
I glue-up and turn the flly grip and fighting butt at t
Forum: rodboard 6 weeks ago
Herb Ladenheim
Cody,
I use REC Recoils exclusively on my fly rods.
I hae a number of fly rods with the followig guide train:
#20 cerecoil, #16 single foot spinning, #12 spinning, #10 spinning. then 6 #4 REC Singe foot Recoils.
You would be interested in the single foot spinning guides down to about the #8's.
Call Ryan at 860 749 3476.
Or you could use all Cerecoil ceramics all the way - they have them d
Forum: rodboard 7 weeks ago
Herb Ladenheim
Glueing will stop the thread epoxy from wicking under the guide foot.
Herb
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Forum: rodboard 7 weeks ago
Herb Ladenheim
Make sure that you prep to a very gradual ramp with a razor thin end to the foot
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