Alex Customs rods, What's coming off the Lathe !

[sabaman1]

Alex what would be the best way to remove an old varmac reel seat from a rod, without possibly damaging the blank underneath ?

[steelfish]

Alex what would be the best way to remove an old varmac reel seat from a rod, without possibly damaging the blank underneath ?

I normally use a dremel and a pair of flat screwdrivers, but I have read some guys dont trust on a dremel and use a fine/jewelry file to slowly cut the reelseat

[sabaman1]

Alex what would be the best way to remove an old varmac reel seat from a rod, without possibly damaging the blank underneath ?

I normally use a dremel and a pair of flat screwdrivers, but I have read some guys dont trust on a dremel and use a fine/jewelry file to slowly cut the reelseat

Thank you Alex! I'll give the dremel cutter a try being careful to not cut all the way through reel seat

[thorhammer]

Alex what would be the best way to remove an old varmac reel seat from a rod, without possibly damaging the blank underneath ?

I normally use a dremel and a pair of flat screwdrivers, but I have read some guys dont trust on a dremel and use a fine/jewelry file to slowly cut the reelseat

YEP.

[steelfish]

got a new supervisor !!   

[Donnyboat]

Gee supervisor dont look very interested, reminds me of my supervivor, Patrishit, keep well cheers Don.

[steelfish]

Gee supervisor dont look very interested, reminds me of my supervivor, Patrishit, keep well cheers Don.

he gets bored easily when I work on reels or when Im working taking the guides out from a rod but gets exited when I installing guides back, he keeps an eye really close to my job as you can see, every rod I build has the QC checkout from him that or keeps busy chewing the wrapping thread, mostly the last part   
 

[Brewcrafter]

That's a good helper! - john

[ReelFishingProblems]

Seems a bit suspicious of the color choice.

Or maybe wondering what you're doing with its favorite toy?

[foakes]

What a beautiful helper!

Best, Fred

[PacRat]

He's trying to show you that the tip-top guide is out of alignment by just a little kitty-whisker.

[gstours]

I,m agreeing that your cat knows, Alex so when it speaks to you and you just think its a pfffe,  maybe the rod is a little wanka?   

[steelfish]

this was a special rebuild job, its made for a guy that wanted to have this rod ready for this next father's day, this rod belongs to his father who was a deckhand on a offshore sportfishing mothership boat for many years, now his father is retired and still enjoy fishing with the local panga captains along with his son, this guy told me his father really enjoyed one fishing rod that was giving to him on the 70's (around that time era) but since many years its not fishable because it was on bad shape and missing some guides, he asked me to leave the roller tip but change the rest of the guides, check the last two pictures, the foregrips are BLUE hypalon but they looked black when they left me the fishing rod
so, this rod will be a surprise gift for his father in few weeks more.

[Swami805]

Nice job alex, that blue really pops
Looks like an old rock cod rod, the cord section was for a rail plate.

[sabaman1]

As always beautiful work Alex! It looks to be an older Sabre rod. On your repaint application do you use a rattle can to apply or air brush?