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Silvia Davis


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Does anyone have any ideas on testing a finish in freezing temps when you live in Texas?
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Hi MaryLou, I have been working away on our project. I just thought I would run it by everyone and see if there were any better ideas than the freezer section of my fridge.

If you all have an idea please let us know. MaryLou has a customer who wants to make sure it will hold up to ice fishing and the weather that goes along with it. I haven't had firsthand experience so I couldn't say one way or the other. I only know to test it. I have a 3 week old wrapped and finished rod in the freezer now, unless someone has a better idea.

Thanks,
Silvia

-- Edited by Silvia Davis on Wednesday 28th of July 2010 10:17:15 PM

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Rusty Byrley


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I have a buddy that lives in North Pole, Alaska at an AirForce base. I can contact him if you are interested. 64 below zero cold enough for you.

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If your testing your epoxy finish Silvia I'd say no need really but applaud ya for giving it a go.
I've built steelhead rods that are fish so cold the water freezes in the guides and none of the brands of epoxys cracked up or failed in those conditions.

Freeze it over-night then let it thaw some and then back it goes. The purpose is to create the shrink/expand process multiple times.

All of the ice rods I've seen had epoxy finish so I would say it already has been time proven to do the job.

My 2cts

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Silvia Davis


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Brrrrrr, yes Rusty that's pretty darned cold. Does he build rods?

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Thanks for the advice Raymond I will pass it along to MaryLou.

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Paul Lindsey


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ML;You could use a fire extinguisher and get it pretty cold. I just don't know the temp. It will get a beer cold in seconds

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Silvia Davis


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Too funny Paul! But really it might work better than what I am doing with the freezer.

Hey I owe you an email. I haven't forgotten about you. It has been incredibly busy here!

Silvia

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Hey Sylvia, No he doesn't build rods. But he would gladly test it for you and you could send him a piece of blank with it. I wonder if the epoxy that a blank is made of will break down if left outside in that kind of temp.

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Something else to consider, propane is several hundred degrees below zero also and is redily available

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Paul , when i was in the service , thats how we did get out beer cold or we would drop the tail gate on a C-130 but that also got us cold too .

yes the fire extinguisher would work fast and give the shock value you need for the test.

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Okay guys the freezer test is over. I am going to try out the fire extinguisher next and see what happens.

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Silvia Davis wrote:

Okay guys the freezer test is over. I am going to try out the fire extinguisher next and see what happens.


Make sure and wear that hardhat Silvia.

 



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Randy Search wrote:

Silvia Davis wrote:

Okay guys the freezer test is over. I am going to try out the fire extinguisher next and see what happens.


Make sure and wear that hardhat Silvia.

 


Always, of course!girl-smiley-hard-hat.png

 



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Paul Lindsey


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Heck Terry when they drooped the tail end of a c-130 or C i just jumped. There are a lot of us who jump out of a perfectly good plane

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Well, my buddy invited me to go trout fishing with him.
It was cold.
Really cold.
Minus 18 degrees Celsius.
He laughed at me when I showed up with my 12 inch wood swimbaits, but stopped laughing when I landed a modest size trout on my creation.
He had the last laugh, as he "cut" my head off in the pic.
He said it was due to the extreme cold, but I think I may have been a character flaw.
Anyway, I brought 4 custom rods,  with two different epoxy finishes.
Each froze equally well.

But back to the PG, I am coating a short piece of blank/thread with some of the Bullard coating you sent.
My buddy works at Osaka University, and has the key to the room where they store the liquid nitrogen.  I think that is really cold stuff.
I will dip you coating in, and let you know what happens.
Should I wear any protective gloves/gear, or can I simply dip my hands in the stuff, and stir it up a bit?

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Silvia Davis


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G,

It depends on whether you like crispy fingers.

Let us know what happens. I couldn't do anything of the sort for MaryLou and this really helps us know for sure. But really I think the true test was your fishing in those temps and that is what she was really after. Brrrrrr.

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It will be worse than a hook in the hand

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