Temporary Hold Guides

[FishingBuds]

I have the tape, and I have rubber bands.

But when I get toward the tips where rubber bands don"t hold very good and tape is to big for the guides, would you see any harm in using a small dab of super glue for this part? I know they offer glue for this, but I have some tubes of superglue

I'm wrapping micros

[GT hunter]

I have the tape, and I have rubber bands.

But when I get toward the tips where rubber bands don"t hold very good and tape is to big for the guides, would you see any harm in using a small dab of super glue for this part? I know they offer glue for this, but I have some tubes of superglue

I'm wrapping micros

As long as you don't use too much glue, it shouldn't be too big of a problem to use super glue. Personally, I grab the guide with a forceps, cut a really thin strip of masking tape, stick one end of the tape strip to the side of the blank, hold the guide in place, and then gently wrap the tape around the guide on the first round and with more tension on the second. There are many different ways of holding the micro guides steady, and most of them work very well. Let us know how the super glue works. And as I'd mentioned before, as long as it's a small enough dab of glue that it doesn't interfere with the thread wrapping when it's dry, it should be just fine. Hope this helps.

[FishingBuds]

As long as you don't use too much glue, it shouldn't be too big of a problem to use super glue. Personally, I grab the guide with a forceps, cut a really thin strip of masking tape, stick one end of the tape strip to the side of the blank, hold the guide in place, and then gently wrap the tape around the guide on the first round and with more tension on the second. There are many different ways of holding the micro guides steady, and most of them work very well. Let us know how the super glue works. And as I'd mentioned before, as long as it's a small enough dab of glue that it doesn't interfere with the thread wrapping when it's dry, it should be just fine. Hope this helps.

thanks for the tip, I just got frustrated there for a bit and walked away, lol

I may not do the SG cause now lm concerned about the guide going crooked in dry mode.

These little burgers are fun to wrap, lol

[Mattman]

I suppose it would work.

I use Flex Coat Guide Foot adhesive. Takes very little to make a guide hold for wrapping. And...best of all...if a guide isn't on straight you just need to warm it a bit with a hair dryer and you can shift it over.

[FishingBuds]

Its a done deal, using the thinly sliced tape worked good, I finally was in the zone

[GT hunter]

Its a done deal, using the thinly sliced tape worked good, I finally was in the zone

Please post a pic of your finished product! I'd love to see it!

[FishingBuds]

Please post a pic of your finished product! I'd love to see it!

I'll do it after my finish

[BobP]

One thing that works well is elastic thread. Buy it at Walmart or a store that carries sewing stuff. Wrap it a couple of times, knot it tight, then cut it off with a razor blade when finished wrapping.