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Posts: 175 11/30/2009 16:50	Tags : None I've been wondering about this and interested to hear people's opinions.. when fitting a grip to a rod, do you have the rings installed so tightly that you need to force them into position or do you want a looser fit? i guess i can see advantages and disadvantages to both... on one hand the tighter fit has less chance of ever loosening but there's more of a squeegee effect in the cork wiping away glue when being installed... having a looser fit ensures glue but then you're relying on glue to act as a space filler which i don't like to do either... i guess i try to shoot for the middle... snug but not so much that i'm killing myself to dry fit it... i should say, i build alot of glass rods where there's no space between flat and cork like a bamboo for glue to sit... the squeegee problem is more an issue w/ round rods.. anyway, just something i was thinking about.. and knowing rodmakers have opinions about everything i'm interested to hear if there's some logic behind your individual practices... -matt leidermanrods.com
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Posts: 597 11/30/2009 19:04	I dry fit the rings to the rod pretty tightly. I fit the rings one at a time and number them so I can be sure to get them glued back on in the right order. I want to have to push them in place with a good deal of force. When you put the glue on the, of course, it lubricates them slightly and makes it much easier to position them on the rod. Bob RL "Bob" Nunley, Rodmaker Ozark Rodmaking School
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Posts: 14 11/30/2009 20:31	I glue up and turn the grip on the rod, applying glue with each ring, so the squeegee effect is limited to a half inch at a time. I try to bore the rings so they are a firm fit on the blank, but still capable of being twisted by hand to achieve the best alignment with the previous ring, pushing the ring down again the last one and then twisting and pushing together until I see an even squishing out of glue and feel the rings seat together. The exception is the final ring, which I like to be very tight and form fitting to the flats of the blank. I do not normally using a winding check and want the end of the grip to be a close fit on the flats. Ray
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Posts: 259 12/01/2009 19:23	I too was concerned with the squeegee effect of glue being wiped off as the cork is pushed on. This is a useful trick that I have been using for some time. When the blank is finished wind thick cotton thread up the blank the length of the handle. Using your finger coat the thread and blank in a thick coating of a good quality water based white glue which in the case of the Weldbond that I use, dries clear. When dry slide the rings on (they should be snug) the hardened thread shapes the inside of the cork rings as they slide on, into a rough hex shape. The glue is applied as usual to glue on the corks, but this time the glue is trapped between the turns of thread, so is not pushed away. Bonus is that the blank under the handle is also sealed to some extent. I then use a press to lightly push all the corks together as the glue dries, I usually glue the rings on in sets of 6. Hope that this proves useful. Last Edited By: oddsnrods 12/01/2009 19:42. Edited 2 times.
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Posts: 178 12/01/2009 20:51	wow! very cool idea.... i like that... such a simple solution and makes perfect sense... thanks for taking the time to explain and show pics... i think i'll give it a try on my next rod... -matt leidermanrods.com
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