If streamside when this happens, just set the rod'd ferrule section safely underwater for a few minutes. The cold water will somewhat shrink the metal
enuf, hopefully, to pull apart. Use the small squares of inner tube or even small squares of real soft leather. Just make sure that you pull straight apart.
If you are at home with the rod them place a ice cube on the male section of the ferrule for a wee bit before trying to disassemble. Good luck.
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Keep your ferrules lubricated and you won't have to worry about them being stuck together. Use beeswax if the ferrule is on the loose side and parrifin or
a birthday candle if they are on the tight side. The birthday candle is not as hard as the parrifin and because of the tallow in it it leaves a lighter
coating. A little Ivory soap will work too.
I have never understood the old wives tale about keeping your ferrulse dry. Makes no sense to have a metal to metal sliding fit. You won't run your truck long without lubrication. All keeping them dry and a metal to metal fit does is promote premature wear. My opinion for what it is worth. fishbum |
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My standard procedure for both assembly and dis-assembly is to grip on either side of the ferrule (with rubber grips if necessary) and place my hands on my
slightly bent knees (just above the knee cap). Then I apply pressure against the knee and use knee power to do the putting together and taking apart work. This
steadies your hands, avoids twisting and keeps them in a straight line (it is the only way I can properly seat ferrules in a couple of Bob Summer's rods).
In cases where the taking apart is difficult I go to the behind the knees trick. Very good idea to polish the male slide with your cotton shirt (or better yet
with a piece of linen cloth) before you seat the ferrules.
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The best way to avoid stuck ferrules is to do what has already been mentioned. I learned a long time ago and now it is habit, before I put a rod together I
rub the mail ferrule along the side of my nose and use my facial oils as lubricant. Sounds crazy but works everytime! I never use any sort of polish, or any
sort of abrasive, as it will change ferrule diameter.
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Posts: 2891 09/11/2008 20:32 |
Richard:
Sorry, but I've gotta disagree on using the venerable "nose lube". Your facial oils also contain salts that will quickly corrode nickel silver and other metals, and make the ferrule situation even worse. It's better to carry a small piece of the aforementioned Ivory soap or candle wax in your vest. Just my $.02. Regards, Flyman 
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I heat mine up and if that does not work heat it up with heating mat and add marvel oil it will come apart
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I had a very bad case of a stuck ferrule last spring. I tried all of the above, except ice, and they didn't work. I then wrapped a loose bag of ice around
the ferrule and let it sit for an hour. That did the trick.
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Hi Gang,
I found it somewhat humorous to listen to the various approaches to keeping ferrules from jamming up. I have always applied "nose oil" on my Leonard, my Edwards, my Hardy Marvel, and my Grangers each time I assemble the rods and these rods have seen steady fishing for the last 25 to 40 years and followed the method my grandfather taught me in the early 1950's. I always give the male ferrule a bit of a lube job from my nose or back of ear. I can only recall one time the ferrules were a bit hard to get apart, (after a cold rainy day in the high mountains) and it would have been far worse if I had used dry ferrules. I have the same Leonard, and Hardy and Edward and Granger rods since the 60's or 70's and do not have any ferrule degradation. If grandpa's method of "nose grease" might have been distructive to metal ferrules, why then does his old Edwards, and Granger and Heddon rods that he fished with back in the 30's through the 50's and gave to me still fit so satisfactory? Because this form of lubrication, combined with his other rule of wiping down the male and cleaning the female ferrules routinely, has proven history of working totally satisfactorily. I understand that nickle silver or copper-brass ferrules have some self lubricating properties, but a touch of extra lube (irregardless of a bit of salt) has proven not to be bad for them. Kenny |
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