I build 3-4 rods per year for friends and family. Your videos helped me more than all other content combined. Thanks. Variable speed rod wrapper on my wish list so thanks for review.
Oh man...that's awesome. Thanks for sharing the feedback - you made my day! If you haven't already please like and subscribe - thanks! Check out the Flex Coat DC777 - it features this powerhead but is set up as a wrapper and a finishing statio. Looks like a heck of a lot of machine for $585.
Danny P nice to meet you, as well. Thanks for dropping by! You may need to skip ICAST next year…at the rate your company is declining you may meet the devil himself next year!
Thanks Bill for the review, I can now total see the benefit of this compared to the one i have with the work I had to do at a lower speed. Having the advantage of the slip clutch & free spinning during applications is needed. I'll be looking into it hoping they are here in Australia. Cheers Steve ( I'll get this setup the way i need instead of being hindered )
Bill, do you have videos how you incorporated the flexcoat dual control wrapper /finisher motor to your renzetti besides this video? Also any videos how you created that attachment for the spool carriage/ blue track behind the renzetti?
Hello - thanks for watching. Please like and subscribe! I don't have any videos on either of those yet...but more will be coming. Short answer on attaching the dual control motor to the Renzetti - talk to Leyton Harp at Renzetti and tell him you need a base to fit a Renzetti lathe bed. I like the wider one they use for the Tool Rest. He'll know what you mean. I then glue the base of the FC Dual Control motor to that base plate - taking care to center and align it - and I can easily put the motor on and off once mounted to the Renzetti base plate. If you call John Cates at Flex Coat, he'll make sure your motor unit is the right height to fit the Renzetti rod supports. Just tell him same height as the ones he builds for me. That's one of the benefits of dealing with awesome customer service-oriented firms made in the USA - they can customize for you. Good luck - let me know if you need help. Thanks!
How do I adjust the slip clutch so that it will not stop so easily my slip clutch stops when I'm applying epoxy just by laying the brush on it and it will stop spinning how do I make this tighter so that it will take a little bit more pressure
Thanks for watching - please like and subscribe! You are going to want to take a regular slotted head screwdriver and insert it directly into the drying motor...almost like you would a rod you were drying. There is a large screw with a regular slotted head at the back of the cup/clutch. Once you get the screwdriver into the slot of the screw, make VERY MINOR adjustments to tighten or loosen the tension. Make sense?
Hey Bill, absolutely agree with you best piece of equipment in my Arsenal, I bought “mud holes” new wrapping machine with these fancy rod holders I used it once on a rod and was extremely disappointed I switched back to the Flex-coat power wrapper/finishing machine which is amazing, I did not know they make different size rubber grommet for the chuck. I will be buying those today. Roy
Yes - in theory any rod blank can be ferruled into as many pieces as you want. However, I can't say that ferruling a one-piece rod is always advisable. Generally speaking, rods specifically engineered and designed as multi-piece rods will almost always outperform rods designed as one-piece rods converted to multi-piece rods. That said, the answer to your question is YES and the results can sometimes be outstanding. The best information I've ever seen on it - and the techniques I personally have used when FORCED to do it - are below: www.u-40.com/Userfiles/PDF-Articles/RodMaker/Making%20Ferrules.pdf Ralph O'Quinn was the best blank repair guy I ever knew. You can trust his advice. Good luck!
I've recently retired and looking to pick up rod building as a hobby. Is there a good started kit that you would recommend? I've seen the kits on mudhole and HFF, but curious to see what might be preferred from an experienced rod builder.
So...understand going in that a basic starter kit is something you will likely outgrow if this addiction...er hobby...takes hold. Many of the tool and equipment 'kits' reflect that...they are basically disposable. The one I really like is the Flex Coat Small Business Starter Kit. It's about $200 but you get stuff that LASTS. I still use my Flex Coat hand wrapper as my travel wrapper to do repairs on the move and my motor that came with the kit still works (and I still use it). And you get to choose your motor speed, etc. So reach out to John Cates at Flex Coat and he'll get you set up on equipment. In terms of the kits for rod builds, Mudhole has a ton of them in all kinds of shapes and colors and configurations and they are a great value. If it were me, that's what I'd do if I was just starting out. Hope this helps...good luck!
Do you happen to know which height model works best with the Renzetti? What modifications did you have to make in order to use this with your Renzetti?
Thanks for watching...please like and subscribe! I believe I bought the Medium height but based on my measurements both the Medium and the Tall could work. Some time ago I bought several accessory bases for my Renzetti. These were just spare plates that slide along the lathe bed and have a screw to tighten them in place. Think of the base of the rod supports...minus the actual rod support. The only modification I made was to glue one of those bases onto the bottom of the motor with paste epoxy so that it was centered. Hopefully that makes sense. Send me your email if not and I'll drop you a picture...you'll get it immediately. Thanks!
Hello Bill. I love this Flex Coat rig. I’ve been dragging out all my old fishing gear after not fishing for a good 5 years or so. When I was active I I did re-flex coat my older rods (20-30 years or more) with the winding being in good shape and they came out beautifully! I have 2 wry old Fenwick ultra lite rods where the windings (brown rod, brown and tan wrap) are a faded. The guides are in great shape and so are the wraps just looks old. Is it possible to put new wrap over old and flex coat? I really don’t want to cut off the old guides just to put them back on. I can send my email address if that would be easier to respond on. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for watching...please like and subscribe. So...I'm meticulous and always recommend doing the job right the first time. The right way to restore those old Fenwicks is either to simply recoat the existing wraps (which will NOT restore the fading or yellowing) or to strip and rewrap the rods. If they were mine, I would 100% cut off the old guides and rewrap and refinish them. Please do remember that any time you alter a vintage product, you materially impact the collectability. So they will lose collector's value whatever you do. I know this probably isn't the answer you hoped for but it's my best advice. Good luck!
@@masteringrodbuilding yup. Subscribed as soon as I found your channel. And make it a habit of liking. Absolutely appreciate your meticulous methods. I’m a monkey see monkey do kinda guy. 👍🏻
Bill, your videos are wonderful! Do you offer any rod-building seminars? If you don't, you should. I've only built about a dozen rods, but I have a long list of questions that would be best answered in person. I would love the opportunity to interact with an expert such as you. I'd attend the ICRBE, but can't make it this year.
If you are talking about the Flex Coat Variable Speed DC motor there are two models - do you have the low speed (18 - 60 RPM) or the high speed (40 - 200 RPM)? If you have the slow then yes you can upgrade. I personally find if you go much higher than 200 it will climb guide feet and fling off the finish. So not sure how much faster you want to go?
I build 3-4 rods per year for friends and family. Your videos helped me more than all other content combined. Thanks. Variable speed rod wrapper on my wish list so thanks for review.
Oh man...that's awesome. Thanks for sharing the feedback - you made my day! If you haven't already please like and subscribe - thanks!
Check out the Flex Coat DC777 - it features this powerhead but is set up as a wrapper and a finishing statio. Looks like a heck of a lot of machine for $585.
Bill, it was great meeting you at ICAST! Last time I had a beer with Bill Dance... This time met Bill Falconer! Glad to see you back at the videos
Danny P nice to meet you, as well. Thanks for dropping by!
You may need to skip ICAST next year…at the rate your company is declining you may meet the devil himself next year!
Thanks Bill for the review, I can now total see the benefit of this compared to the one i have with the work I had to do at a lower speed. Having the advantage of the slip clutch & free spinning during applications is needed.
I'll be looking into it hoping they are here in Australia.
Cheers Steve
( I'll get this setup the way i need instead of being hindered )
Definitely on my wish list bit now seems like I have a choice. Great review!
Thank You Bill
Bill, do you have videos how you incorporated the flexcoat dual control wrapper /finisher motor to your renzetti besides this video? Also any videos how you created that attachment for the spool carriage/ blue track behind the renzetti?
Hello - thanks for watching. Please like and subscribe! I don't have any videos on either of those yet...but more will be coming.
Short answer on attaching the dual control motor to the Renzetti - talk to Leyton Harp at Renzetti and tell him you need a base to fit a Renzetti lathe bed. I like the wider one they use for the Tool Rest. He'll know what you mean.
I then glue the base of the FC Dual Control motor to that base plate - taking care to center and align it - and I can easily put the motor on and off once mounted to the Renzetti base plate. If you call John Cates at Flex Coat, he'll make sure your motor unit is the right height to fit the Renzetti rod supports. Just tell him same height as the ones he builds for me.
That's one of the benefits of dealing with awesome customer service-oriented firms made in the USA - they can customize for you. Good luck - let me know if you need help. Thanks!
How do I adjust the slip clutch so that it will not stop so easily my slip clutch stops when I'm applying epoxy just by laying the brush on it and it will stop spinning how do I make this tighter so that it will take a little bit more pressure
Thanks for watching - please like and subscribe! You are going to want to take a regular slotted head screwdriver and insert it directly into the drying motor...almost like you would a rod you were drying. There is a large screw with a regular slotted head at the back of the cup/clutch. Once you get the screwdriver into the slot of the screw, make VERY MINOR adjustments to tighten or loosen the tension. Make sense?
Hey Bill, absolutely agree with you best piece of equipment in my Arsenal, I bought “mud holes” new wrapping machine with these fancy rod holders I used it once on a rod and was extremely disappointed I switched back to the Flex-coat power wrapper/finishing machine which is amazing, I did not know they make different size rubber grommet for the chuck. I will be buying those today. Roy
Thanks for review
Good info thanks
It would be interesting to see the noise level difference if it was shrouded in a box like the other expensive motor.
Good morning,
excuse me, may I ask, is there a product link, so I can buy the product,
Thank you
flexcoat.com/shop/rod-building-equipment/motors/variable-speed-dc-gearmotor
Bill can a one piece fishing rod blank be made into a two piece fishing rod blank? also how to install ferrules.
Yes - in theory any rod blank can be ferruled into as many pieces as you want. However, I can't say that ferruling a one-piece rod is always advisable.
Generally speaking, rods specifically engineered and designed as multi-piece rods will almost always outperform rods designed as one-piece rods converted to multi-piece rods. That said, the answer to your question is YES and the results can sometimes be outstanding.
The best information I've ever seen on it - and the techniques I personally have used when FORCED to do it - are below:
www.u-40.com/Userfiles/PDF-Articles/RodMaker/Making%20Ferrules.pdf
Ralph O'Quinn was the best blank repair guy I ever knew. You can trust his advice. Good luck!
I've recently retired and looking to pick up rod building as a hobby. Is there a good started kit that you would recommend? I've seen the kits on mudhole and HFF, but curious to see what might be preferred from an experienced rod builder.
So...understand going in that a basic starter kit is something you will likely outgrow if this addiction...er hobby...takes hold. Many of the tool and equipment 'kits' reflect that...they are basically disposable. The one I really like is the Flex Coat Small Business Starter Kit. It's about $200 but you get stuff that LASTS. I still use my Flex Coat hand wrapper as my travel wrapper to do repairs on the move and my motor that came with the kit still works (and I still use it). And you get to choose your motor speed, etc. So reach out to John Cates at Flex Coat and he'll get you set up on equipment.
In terms of the kits for rod builds, Mudhole has a ton of them in all kinds of shapes and colors and configurations and they are a great value. If it were me, that's what I'd do if I was just starting out. Hope this helps...good luck!
Do you happen to know which height model works best with the Renzetti? What modifications did you have to make in order to use this with your Renzetti?
Thanks for watching...please like and subscribe! I believe I bought the Medium height but based on my measurements both the Medium and the Tall could work.
Some time ago I bought several accessory bases for my Renzetti. These were just spare plates that slide along the lathe bed and have a screw to tighten them in place. Think of the base of the rod supports...minus the actual rod support. The only modification I made was to glue one of those bases onto the bottom of the motor with paste epoxy so that it was centered.
Hopefully that makes sense. Send me your email if not and I'll drop you a picture...you'll get it immediately. Thanks!
@@masteringrodbuilding That makes total sense, thanks!
Hello Bill. I love this Flex Coat rig. I’ve been dragging out all my old fishing gear after not fishing for a good 5 years or so. When I was active I I did re-flex coat my older rods (20-30 years or more) with the winding being in good shape and they came out beautifully! I have 2 wry old Fenwick ultra lite rods where the windings (brown rod, brown and tan wrap) are a faded. The guides are in great shape and so are the wraps just looks old. Is it possible to put new wrap over old and flex coat? I really don’t want to cut off the old guides just to put them back on. I can send my email address if that would be easier to respond on. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for watching...please like and subscribe.
So...I'm meticulous and always recommend doing the job right the first time. The right way to restore those old Fenwicks is either to simply recoat the existing wraps (which will NOT restore the fading or yellowing) or to strip and rewrap the rods. If they were mine, I would 100% cut off the old guides and rewrap and refinish them.
Please do remember that any time you alter a vintage product, you materially impact the collectability. So they will lose collector's value whatever you do. I know this probably isn't the answer you hoped for but it's my best advice. Good luck!
@@masteringrodbuilding yup. Subscribed as soon as I found your channel. And make it a habit of liking. Absolutely appreciate your meticulous methods. I’m a monkey see monkey do kinda guy. 👍🏻
Bill, your videos are wonderful! Do you offer any rod-building seminars? If you don't, you should. I've only built about a dozen rods, but I have a long list of questions that would be best answered in person. I would love the opportunity to interact with an expert such as you. I'd attend the ICRBE, but can't make it this year.
i would love to find a way to make my #umdc faster the highest speed just isnt cutting it for my needs. can this motor be upgraded?
If you are talking about the Flex Coat Variable Speed DC motor there are two models - do you have the low speed (18 - 60 RPM) or the high speed (40 - 200 RPM)? If you have the slow then yes you can upgrade. I personally find if you go much higher than 200 it will climb guide feet and fling off the finish. So not sure how much faster you want to go?
As always, you call it like you see it.
I have two renzetti 12 feet lathe i li love them darely the best quality lathe