Rod Wrapper wanted

[Jarrad Heritage]

Hi all,
 I want to have a crack at making a rod and repairing some of my others, and Im after a rod wrapper preferably from Australia so I dont have to pay huge amounts on postage. MudHole have decent ones in the States but paying heaps to land in OZ.

Does anybody know where I can source one from?

Would rather buy one than build one aswell, Already been down that road.

Cheers Jarrad

[Andrew Colefax]

if you are referring to a power wrapper/lathe, it is not necessary if you are just rolling the odd rod/doing a few repairs. just get hold of a few roller supports and hand roll, and make sure you get some sort of rotisserie for epoxy work, critical for a good finish

try the rod works for a power wrapper, i think they offer the ALPS ones which aren't bad

[Mick Rowley]

hey jarrad,
excel composites and Gary Howard both located in QLD, have rod lathes from which any tackle shop can order one in for you, roughly will cost $650 - $750 for one. depending on the standard of finish you want for your rods/repairs will depend on whether you will need a lathe, if you don't really care save the money get some roller supports and spend the 650-750 on some poppers or save a bit more and get a new Stella/dogfight, if you do care and you want your epoxy work to look good then a lathe is the only way to go, just need to realise that to get really good finishes on your rods comes with time and lots of practice. building rods is rewarding and can be lots of fun, and at times it can be a pain in butt, best of luck.
mick.

[Jarrad Heritage]

Cheers for the advice, I saw the Alps on Rodworks. I think your right by saving the coin if its going to be a one off and go manual, Then send it to a shop to get the final coat over it.

J

[Robert Palcak]

Jarrad
All you need is a hand rod wrapper like this...


Easy enough to make up yourself.
... and a drying/finishing motor like this...



I made my complete set-up for about $30-, or you can buy everything for about $150 locally.

Rod lathes only make the job quicker if you making up a heap of rods.

[Wong Kai Zhee]

Jarrad
All you need is a hand rod wrapper like this...


Easy enough to make up yourself.
... and a drying/finishing motor like this...



I made my complete set-up for about $30-, or you can buy everything for about $150 locally.

Rod lathes only make the job quicker if you making up a heap of rods.

nice handiwork!

but, since the support dun come w rollers, tink its a good idea to wrap the parts of the rod that come into contact w it w masking tape to prevent possible scratches.

i used to rotate rods for about 3 hrs after applying the exopy by hand. didnt make too many rods, didnt ve a drying motor, but had lots of time in hand. tats almost 20yrs ago btw.

of course, the drying motor greatly ease things, and can encourage more coats of exopy, in thinner layers, to provide a better finish.

[Robert Palcak]

Hi Wong
That's actually not my wrapper... just some pics of an example of a basic unit available... mine's not quite that neat.
There's no problems with scratches on the blank... the V section are all line felt to prevent this and works fine.
Cheers Rob