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Title: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Trevlett on 14/01/2015 at 13:23

Hey guys,
Been meaning to join for ages, there's some interesting discussions over here!
Sorry if some of you are sick of seeing this rod, Im posting mostly because I know Ben doesn't FB!

An Epic 580 I completed recently, Can't wait to get it wet!
Cheers
Trev

(http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz270/Rodbuildercouk/DSC_6808.jpg)
(http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz270/Rodbuildercouk/DSC_6783.jpg)
(http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz270/Rodbuildercouk/DSC_6753.jpg)
(http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz270/Rodbuildercouk/DSC_6763-1.jpg)

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Mike Barrio on 14/01/2015 at 13:28

Hi Trev ...... welcome to the forum :z16

Nice one, some interesting original touches in the build and I'm sure you are going to love it when you get a few fish on it :cool:

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Colin Sunley on 14/01/2015 at 13:29

Welcome aboard
Very nice rod love what you have done to the handle and butt

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 14/01/2015 at 13:30

Welcome to the forum Trev :z16

There is some amount of work gone into that build, totally different :z16
They are great fun to fish, so enjoy :z18

Cheers

Sandy

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 15/01/2015 at 07:25

Some very innovative touches!!! Love it.

If you had built it on a modern blank it would be stunning ;)

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 15/01/2015 at 08:16

Quote from: Rob on 15/01/2015 at 07:25

If you had built it on a modern blank it would be stunning ;)

Cheeky :z7  Define Modern......... :wink

Sandy

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 16/01/2015 at 07:36

Quote from: Spiderman on 15/01/2015 at 08:16

Cheeky :z7  Define Modern......... :wink

Sandy

Modern.....characteristic of present and recent time

 :X2 :z7 :wink

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 16/01/2015 at 08:47

Quote from: Rob on 16/01/2015 at 07:36

Modern.....characteristic of present and recent time

Consistant Carbon fibres originated in 1880 and Consistant Fiberglass fibres in 1893. So what's modern :z8

S2 glass was developed for the aerospace industry and is used for Military Missiles, not to far removed from the development of 'modern' carbon cloths :z16
Resin technology seems to be where its at as far as what defines modern, and perhaps if it was used to impreg cane we could have a Boo that was more modern than anything else. :z4 :z4

All good fun :z18

Trev,  did you mould the resin portions of your handle? if so what did you use?

Cheers

Sandy

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 16/01/2015 at 09:44

hey Trev !
any idea of the actual weight of both grip and butt ?
or in other words, how much heavier is the resin/wood/cork combo compared to 'standard' all-cork ?
thanks,
marc

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Allan Liddle on 16/01/2015 at 14:06

Looks amazing  :z16

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Trevlett on 17/01/2015 at 16:06

I should have weighed them Marc but much heavier is the answer!
Certainly not too heavy, the bark might be 30-40% heavier than cork. the resin pieces are as heavy as you would imagine them to be ;)
They start life as cast blocks, stabilized maple burl topped off with the clear/pearl glitter resin.
(http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz270/Rodbuildercouk/f59e268d-4752-4035-a7a5-88dc1d7e6b75.jpg)

Then I turn them on a lathe to this..
(http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz270/Rodbuildercouk/884876f2-ac7d-42c7-bd28-229555542830.jpg)

Then they are set onto the blank with clear resin to "melt" them onto the blank.

Thanks for the kind comments!
Trev

Title: Re: First post! EPIC Epic
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 17/01/2015 at 16:38

Quote from: Trevlett on 17/01/2015 at 16:06

I should have weighed them Marc but much heavier is the answer!

why am i not surprised ?...  :z4 :z4 :z4
thanks Bro, this is really gorgeous work, hat's off to you !  :z16