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Graphite Rod Repair
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(Spiral-bound - Feb. 1997)
by L. A. Garcia
Sales Rank: 971845
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$8.95
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Features
Spiral-bound: 31 pages
Publisher: Frank Amato Publications February 1997
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1571880879
ISBN-13: 978-1571880871
Product Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 3 ounces
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
This review is from: Graphite Rod Repair (Spiral-bound)
Unfortunately, this book has very little to say about how to repair a graphite rod. The author says that if a rod is broken near the tip, you should put a new tip on it and live with the fact that the rod is shorter. How does one do this? "...epoxy the new tip top into place." He describes how to remove a word cork handle in less than half a page, then tells us how to install a new one: "Proceed by installing a factory-built handle or using cork rings then shaping the handle as is best suited to your needs." I don't find that description informative or helpful. There is a chapter (two pages) on thread wrapping, which talks about color choice and discusses whether to cover the thread with thread sealer before applying epoxy, but no description is made of doing the actual wrapping and tying off the thread. The rest of his instructions are similarly cryptic, and most pages contain a few sentences and some blank space or unhelpful illustrations. He spends a page describing his own lathe, but doesn't tell us what this machine has to do with graphite rod repair. In fact, it appears to be used for rod building, not rod repair, and he does not describe how to use it. Why, then, is it included in this book? The answer, I think, is that the author had little to say about repairing and wanted to fill up another page. Save your money!
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