Ebay's fueling my addiction

islander · Post by **islander** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 8:17 am

Just picked up another blank off ebay. Guides, hook keeper, winding check included, $36 with shipping.

mauso1 · Post by **mauso1** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:25 am

evil momma duck installed parental protection on my computer..I can't go to Ebay anymore

Seriously ..that is a heck of a deal 8) Was that from a store or private seller?

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:11 am

islander wrote:Just picked up another blank off ebay. Guides, hook keeper, winding check included, $36 with shipping.

Which blank was it?
Was it glass or graphite?

islander · Post by **islander** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:10 pm

A store I believe. Cote's flyshop.

Just a forecast. But a money saver.

LivelyBaits · Post by **LivelyBaits** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:20 am

my buddy I do the rodbuilding with, he bid on lots of cork rings and guides. We got high quality used guide sets to make over 50 rods if we want to for about $20.

The cork rings we glue together for grips. I can't remember what the deal was on those but it was a great situation.

I bought blanks off of a guy a couple of years ago that didn't want the ones he had and got a deal on them. I've made like 18 rods from those blanks and I still have about 8 or 9 left.

Ebay's definitely a place to find components.

islander · Post by **islander** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:49 am

Did you make a lathe for shaping cork? If so, how and how much?

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:57 am

I went to mudhole over the weekend, NICE shop!
They've got all kinds of goodies! I picked up a book and a video to get me started. I think I may buy the parts n peices this upcomming weekend. I'll try to build a 5wt for around $60. I figure if I ruin it, at least it's only $60. Cheaper than a blind date with an ugly chick! lol

LivelyBaits · Post by **LivelyBaits** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:44 pm

I don't know if they do or not. I can tell you that I got some great cork reamers from Cabelas that go on a drill and you can dig out cork to fit the blank like it's a dream!

I do a little bit of hand sanding on the cork grips after I've glued the rings together. But a lathe to shape the grips, let me know if you find out....I haven't heard of one.

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:56 pm

LivelyBaits wrote:I do a little bit of hand sanding on the cork grips after I've glued the rings together.

Have you tried any custom shapes, anything such as the "power hump" you see on some of those Bass Pro baitcaster grips....however shaped more so for fly rod?

LivelyBaits · Post by **LivelyBaits** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:09 pm

I've only been doing spinning rods. My grips are pretty standard although I do make my kayak rods with a grip that's about 5 inches shorter than normal rods.

islander · Post by **islander** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:04 pm

This is flex coat's setup. Way to pricey for my needs...

How hard is it to hand shape a cork? I want to incorporate a burl ring on my next grip.... Can I seperate rings on an existing grip and replace it with another?

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Ebay's fueling my addiction

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