Shawn M Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hey guys, A friend dropped a 7 ft spinning rod off to me that he broke about a foot off the end of. I have absolutely no clue if there is anyway to repair this, other than putting on a new tip and calling it his new 6 ft spinning rod. Is there anyway to fix this?? The only thing I could think of was to cut it down a bit and trying to slide the 1 ft tip into the rod. Using epoxy and maybe wrapping the broken spot with thread and epoxy to hold it together. I honestly think it would end up about the same length. I read a previous post about using a ferrule(??) to make a 1 peice rod a 2 peice. Could I make his 2 peice a 3 peice? I've replaced tips and guides with some success, but never had anyone ask me about this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 You can fix that rod, provided the graphite isn't too fractured. That's in an area though where I think the action is pretty critical and easily changed by the repair. You need to use some thin walled fiberglass rod blank. Get the broken ends cleaned up...get a section of fiberglass rod blank that is six times as long as the diameter of the blank at the break...needs to be nice and snug...taper each end of the fiberglass...you may even have to slightly split the end of the fiberglass to get it slid over the broken end...Rod Bond it in place...wrap it all up really tight with size D thread...when cured pull off the D thread and wrap from the blank up the tapered ends of the repair...you may have to lightly sand to get rid of Rod Bond ridges...finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Thanks for the reply Mattman. The diameter at the break is about an 1/8 inch. So six times that would be 3/4 inch. It did break pretty clean, so I assume the graphite isn't too bad off. I never traveled this road before so I don't have a rod blank laying around. I do have another rod I could sacrafice, does it have to be fiberglass or is this even an option?? I don't know what "rod bond" is, could I use either 5 or 30 minute epoxy? I'm not sure what size "D" thread is, is this a heavy thread? What about using some braided line? Looks like this is to hold everything in place until it cures before you finish it with some other thread? I don't have many choices locally, I usually order stuff from the States via the internet, so it would be nice to be able to repair his rod from what I may have laying around or can get my hands on easily. Sorry for so many questions, but I really have no experience with this. Thanks again!! Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Fiberglass is the best option. Through the repair area the larger diameter of the repair will be required to flex more than the rod blank inside the repair. A softer material is best to help keep as much of the original flex of the blank. You also want to use an epoxy that isn't brittle and has some flex to it. Rod Bond is a paste epoxy that even when fully cured is not brittle. Most 5 minute and 30 minute epoxies are very rigid and brittle when cured. D thread is a heavier thread. It isn't necessary. It is just to hold everything in place. It becomes a circular clamp. I would typically use A thread to wrap up the tapered ends of the repair for the finished product. And then finish the wrap with standard rod finish. You could probably do the same repairs with graphite rod stock, regular epoxy, sewing thread and regular epoxy for finish. I really don't know how it will turn out using those things though. Repairing a rod in that area, where it see a lot of flex, is tricky at best even with all the ideal materials. Its a bad area for a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Thanks for the additional insight Matt. I surely don't want to waste my time and do a half *** job, but will be able to chalk it up to a learning experience no matter what. I agree, the break seems to be in a bad area and I recommended just putting a new tip on but my friend has more faith in me than I do. I may have a fiberglass rod I could butcher also, but need to head into the dreaded basement to see what is lurking down there. I hope you don't mind, but I'm sure I will have some more questions to ask as I try to figure this one out. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Ask away when ready...not a problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 I was able to repair the rod, thanks to Mattman. My friend is happy with the repair and I learned alot. Thanks! Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 I was able to repair the rod Glad to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
