From: "kb11troy" <kb10troy@...>
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: fishing rod ; peg position
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: fishing rod ; peg position
I accidentally discovered your method :)
I cut off the thread and then used a small stone in my Dremel to try to grind off the guide. Of course, when it heated up enough from the grinding, it just fell off. I said "Wow!".
Rick
--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, Stuart Bradley <stuartjaybradley@...> wrote:
>
> Not sure how you got the guides off your rod Rick, but the best way is to
> heat up the epoxy around the guide foot, and cut through the thread where
> the metal part of the guide foot is. That way you won't damage the blank,
> and when heated up the epoxy goes really soft.
>
> Spent many an hour stripping down fishing rods. My other time waster-yep,
> fishing and all that goes along with it.
>
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