jdw174 Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 One of my favorite rods lost a butt cap, along with a small chunk of cork. The end or the blank is slightly exposed. How do you go about determining correct size for a replacement cap? Measure the diameter of thw whole handle and get a cap of the same diameter and glue in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Pretty tough since the rod manufacturer may have their own caps specially made. The caps I have can be bought at Cabela's. That's where I got them. I believe they are the smaller of the two sizes they carry. It's interior depth is .822" and it's interior diameter is .778. Just epoxy a new one on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maze Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Many times you can take a store bought butt cap and alter it to fit perfectly. I do this type of alteration to get a certain look many times. You can make a butt cap out of farn near anything as well, you don't have to buy a certain material or design. If you need/want one the slips over a stub of the blank, you can measure, it should be in 64th. Check with any of the large suppliers for a butt cap that you like, then, dry fit it, then epoxy and allow to set up. You are done! Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
