Thread wrapping techniques

[ShaunF]

Hi,

I have 3 tutorials in Adobe Acrobat format which outline the wrapping process quite nicely. If someone can host them I can upload them, otherwise people can PM me their email addresses and I will email them.

Cheers,

Shaun

[dpammenter]

for those of you who are using single foot guides, here is a method you may like to take into account

http://www.rodbuilding.org/library/forhan.html

[dpammenter]

which threads should one be looking at for rod building? i've heard a few people mention Gudebrod, but surely there are others?

[ShaunF]

I used the Gudebrod threads to good effect on both the XP's I have now built. Type A is the size.

[dpammenter]

on www.gudebrod.com they have these threads listed as 'rod building threads':


Nylon Thread
NCP® Thread
Silk Thread
Classic Twist Two-Tone Color Thread
HT® Metallic Thread
HT® Metallic Matte Finish Thread
HT® Electra Metallic Thread
Trimar® Thread
HT® Braid
Electra Metallic Hologram Braid

now, aside from aesthetics, and assuming we're looking at type/size A, are there any real benefits using one thread and not another?

[pieterkriel]

on www.gudebrod.com they have these threads listed as 'rod building threads':


Nylon Thread
NCP® Thread
Silk Thread
Classic Twist Two-Tone Color Thread
HT® Metallic Thread
HT® Metallic Matte Finish Thread
HT® Electra Metallic Thread
Trimar® Thread
HT® Braid
Electra Metallic Hologram Braid

now, aside from aesthetics, and assuming we're looking at type/size A, are there any real benefits using one thread and not another?

Nylon Thread is the stock standard thread used, NCP is colour fade resistant tread, but once you flex coat Nylon it pretty much is fade resistant, Silk tread the prefered thread for bamboo/splitcane rods so also the classic twist tread, the other mainly looks, anyway thats the way I understand it. NCP also should not change colour when applying the flexcoat, the nylon may go darker or have some unexpected colour change with flexcoat application

[dpammenter]

Nylon Thread is the stock standard thread used, NCP is colour fade resistant tread, but once you flex coat Nylon it pretty much is fade resistant, Silk tread the prefered thread for bamboo/splitcane rods so also the classic twist tread, the other mainly looks, anyway thats the way I understand it

cool. thanks for that Pieter.
i'll just stick to the nylon then

[smallstreams.co.za]

Nylon Thread is the stock standard thread used, NCP is colour fade resistant tread, but once you flex coat Nylon it pretty much is fade resistant, Silk tread the prefered thread for bamboo/splitcane rods so also the classic twist tread, the other mainly looks, anyway thats the way I understand it. NCP also should not change colour when applying the flexcoat, the nylon may go darker or have some unexpected colour change with flexcoat application

The major difference between the two "normal" threads that you will be using (NCP and normal Nylon) is not only the fade resistance, but also the fact that normal Nylon goes translucent when applying epoxy without first putting on thread preserver. As Pieter correctly states, 99% of the time it also goes darker (and don't forget the translucent part - which I really like BTW) without preserver.

Other threads are mostly for decorative uses.

[Clintfly]

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