Need a good tying base. Any ideas?

[eunanhendron]

i also do blog reviews!! :lol:

 

[mike_richardson]

Ill keep you in mind. My design is top secret at the current time.

 

[dubthethorax]

Dude, if you could make one etched with my dry fly logo, that would be BADASS. I'm working on a full blown web store and I'll even sell them for you. I'd definitely be willing to take one or even pay you some cash for it, and review it.

I picked up a nice peice of granite for free from some place down the streett from my work on my lunch break. I'm thinking I might just epoxy the damn thing onto the granite instead of drilling it. I have the small base piece from some crappy Cabelas pedestal I got for xmas a few years back so no loss.

 

[mike_richardson]

dub pm sent

 

[mike_richardson]

email sent to email listed on your site

 

[dubthethorax]

I was actually able to drill through it with a regular $4 carbide drill bit from Lowes. Only problem is I dont have a drill bit big enough. I got about 3/4 of an inch down on the biggest bit I had, which is about 50% too small. The bit was starting to dull a little, but it did work. I figure, I pick up two bits tomorrow in the right size, and it will cost me $10 for the whole thing. I already have the epoxy so that wont cost anything. I'm gonna try to finish it tomorrow. I'll post up pics if it works.

 

[SBecker]

Cool, we usually would burn up bits that were not diamond. Glad to hear it worked!

 

[marcq]

I use a piece of flag stone that i took from a job i worked on. dosent look the cool but it work. i use my C clamp at home but keep the flag stone in my car if i want to tie when i get to the water. if you want to do the bases on a large scale you are going to need a diamond drill and maybe a saw.

 

[dubthethorax]

So I think the one minute epoxy I bought last year should have been used last year. Been half an hour now and it still isn't solid.....

 

[lv2nymph]

Bummer, you're not alone with that one. Just curious, check to see if one of the tubes half clogged up on you. I've had that happen before. I did not get the right mix and it never set up, I cleared the one tube and it was fine.

 

[dryflyguy]

dubthethorax wrote:
So I think the one minute epoxy I bought last year should have been used last year. Been half an hour now and it still isn't solid.....

I usually use jb weld epoxy. One tube is white, and the other is black. And when you do a proper 50/50 mixture, the color should be a medium gray.

I've kept tubes of it for quite a few years, and it still worked fine