thread....is it me or

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:01 am

does guidrod thread suck.
I've got 5 spools of it and one spool of pacific bay.
ALL of the guidrod thread is prone to the "fuzzies"
The pacific bay is not! However, everyone carried guidrod but not pacific bay.....What's up with that?

noles · Post by **noles** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:27 pm

Never had a problem with them. You might want to check the amount of tension you're apply on the thread. Are you getting the fuzzies after cutting the thread? If so, carefully run a lighter over the wrap to get rid of the fuzzies.

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:23 pm

noles wrote:Never had a problem with them. You might want to check the amount of tension you're apply on the thread. Are you getting the fuzzies after cutting the thread? If so, carefully run a lighter over the wrap to get rid of the fuzzies.

I got the fuzzies throughout the entire wrap.
I was testing colors on a scrap blank the same color as the blank I'm going to build. I really didn't notice how bad it was till I put the epoxy on. Ugg, I'm glad I didn't encounter that with the first rod, inwhich I used pacific bay thread.
Hmmm, so is my tension too tight? I'll try it again tonight with less tension. Thanks...

Rev. Tom · Post by **Rev. Tom** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:46 pm

yohan,

Just happened to see this on the rodbuilding forum:

Click here

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:45 pm

Rev. Tom wrote:yohan,

Just happened to see this on the rodbuilding forum:

Click here

Good shot rev tom, That in combo with what noles said just might be the ticket

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:33 am

Question:
Anyone know what color thread Scott used on their new G2?
It looks like they when with some sort of Honey colored regular nylon thread and didn't use color preserver. It looks wonderful!

noles · Post by **noles** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:28 am

gold with no CP?

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:00 pm

noles wrote:gold with no CP?

could be, I'll print a G2 pic and take it to mudhole.
It's imposible to determine thread color using the printed color charts from the manufacture.

islander · Post by **islander** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:43 pm

Screw it. Buy gold. I'm telling you, BUY GOLD. It is the coolest color thread on the face of the planet.

I just took a peek at it. It kinda looked like a red

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:02 am

islander wrote:Screw it. Buy gold. I'm telling you, BUY GOLD. It is the coolest color thread on the face of the planet.

I just took a peek at it. It kinda looked like a red

You took a peek at the G2 or at gold thread? lol
I have not seen the G2 in person yet. I first saw it in a mag and thought..."WOW!" Then looked it up online.
I really like regular thread without color preserver!
I like the way wraps look when you can see the guide feet through it.
I'll be going to Mudhole tommorow and I'll be sure to pick up gold and maybe two other colors (Garnet and maybe some aqua type color) just to experiment with. I've got metalic silver and pale gold. I've been practicing single thread and spiral trim with the metalic threads.

islander · Post by **islander** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:00 pm

Buy one of these too, so I can see how it looks on a rod (acrylic)!!!!

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:53 pm

islander wrote:Buy one of these too, so I can see how it looks on a rod (acrylic)!!!!

Yeah sure buddy!
I'll inlay some dryer lint into the rod to match the acrylic too!

islander · Post by **islander** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:26 pm

Aw. COME ON! I already have a stockpile of real seats and only one blank! Somebody buy one of these. I'll promise to say something really supportive like "nice job". I won't let you down.

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:39 am

islander wrote:Aw. COME ON! I already have a stockpile of real seats and only one blank! Somebody buy one of these. I'll promise to say something really supportive like "nice job". I won't let you down.

This is a great oportunity for one of the west coast boys to tell you what Chuck Norris would do with those realseats! lol
I see Mac-10 silencers! lol

Anyway though...those seats are very interesting but not my style.

islander · Post by **islander** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:58 pm

HAHAHAHAHA BUY THIS TOO!!!!! OMFG! This would make a killer gag rod.

yohan1973 · Post by **yohan1973** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:00 am

islander wrote:HAHAHAHAHA BUY THIS TOO!!!!! OMFG! This would make a killer gag rod.

Now I KNOW you gotta be from the eastcoast! lol

What would take that over the top....
cut and trim an inlay of white hackle specially shaped as....well, you know! lol