bigjohn358
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I have thin line masking painters tape for automotive use that I use for the guides.
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6xAdams(Jones)
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I always start with the tip section since I want to get the hardest wraps out of the way.
For single foot guides, I'll wrap a cut-to-width strip of masking tape on the foot at the bend between the foot and the guide - in the direction opposite to the winding direction. After I walk the winding up the ramp, I'll pull off the tape as I'm winding.
Two-foot guides are easier since you can use masking tape to secure the off-side.
I also have a wrap of tape near all the guides with alignment marks (at the spine) to allow constant adjustments while wrapping.
In any case - DO NOT - glue the guides to the blank. Hot-melt glue is okay since it never holds a guide on narrow diameters anyway. After wrapping, you can use a burnisher or thumbnail to carefully make adjustments after wrapping and before finishing. (Just be careful to avoid loosening the locking tags on the wraps. They tend to back out at the bend if manipulated too much... and don't horse it so much that you bend metal, pull out the guide, or break the blank.)
I have a 3-foot length of a broken lightweight spinning rod which I run through the tip section guides/tiptop to check alignment. I've also run a length of white or orange backing through the assembled rod to sight the whole thing from the reel seat to the tiptop.
Don't fret too much about it since adjustments can be made up until you lock the wraps with epoxy or varnish.
It's not a fight. Have fun.
BradFromPotter
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the little rubber bands for dental/ braces.
