Rod eyes

[Zzippy]

Just a quick question :?
Has anybody tried glueing and then shrink sleeving eyes on to a rod :?:
If so does it last?
I am going to try and rebuild a rod,I can whip eyes but the finish isnt that good,so just wondered if any one has tried the above :roll:
Mark

[Geejayy]

yea, thought about this one sometime ago but never got arround to trying it.
should work suggest;- make sure you've long sections of shrink sleeve , shrink end of tube nearest eye first then work out to the end of the leg
and trim exess.
caution , lots of heat on fine blank tips may cause problems though.

it might give a real neat finnish.

gejay

[Zzippy]

Thanks for the tip GeeJayy.
I have to wait till the high build I have ordered to come then give it a go.
Looks like it will take a few weeks to do till the rod is ready for use.
I will have to go back to using my old gear for a while :roll:

[Geejayy]

i'd try it on an old rod first. my original thought involved a contiuous section to cover both legs with 2x slits to allow the insertion of the legs , start shrinking tube then insert the legs b4 the tube binds tight like i said i haven't done any of this, just thought about it.
top tip, use electricians self amalgamateing tape to secure the legs in desired position .
when useing whipping thread this helps the thread step up over the start of the leg with no gaps.
as for glue , i just use a dab of super glue to secure the end of the thread at the start of a whip and to stop any slippage on the whipfinnish knot.
being a lazy git my re ring whips are destinctive as both legs are done in a continuous whip whith a turn of thread directly under the eye as i go from one leg to the next , the first legs whip is prevented from unravelling by a dab of super glue prior to varnish/hi build
gee jay