05-04-2006, 01:06 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Most commercially made rod handles will fit nicely into the 1" schedule 20 PVC. If you are not sure, measure before you buy the tubes. Only pistol grip casting rods fall outside that, from my experience.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The good news is that a 10 foot length of the tubing is only about $3...and the fittings run anywhere from less than 50 cents to around a dollar. A complete rod rack is generally less than $10 in parts.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The BIG suggestion I always make is to assemble the whole thing without glueing before you make it permanent. Measure carefully, precut and sand off the rough edges. Be sure you push the parts together well, to get accurate measurements. You may need tools (channel locks) to get some joints apart to glue them, but pretesting can help you avoid uncorrectable mistakes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, there are several types of PVC cement. There is also a "primer-cleaner" product. If you were putting together plumbing for a home, that needed to hold up for years under high water pressure, you should use the primer. But, for non-pressurized joints, like rod racks, a quick application of just the glue is fine.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The glue comes in several colors and clear. Get the clear stuff or the final results will look funky. The clear cement comes in the cans with the gold paper cover.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Do your glueing over newspaper, to catch the drips, and keep paper towels handy to wipe away the excess that squeezes out when you push the joints together.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That glue sets up fast, so you have to push the joints together the way you want them. Otherwise, the chemical glue bonds permanently in only a couple of seconds and you might not like the position you get. You can make a quick twist or adjustment just as you put the pieces together, but you don't have long.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There. That's what I have learned about PVC after a bajillion projects. Hope it helps.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The good news is that a 10 foot length of the tubing is only about $3...and the fittings run anywhere from less than 50 cents to around a dollar. A complete rod rack is generally less than $10 in parts.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The BIG suggestion I always make is to assemble the whole thing without glueing before you make it permanent. Measure carefully, precut and sand off the rough edges. Be sure you push the parts together well, to get accurate measurements. You may need tools (channel locks) to get some joints apart to glue them, but pretesting can help you avoid uncorrectable mistakes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, there are several types of PVC cement. There is also a "primer-cleaner" product. If you were putting together plumbing for a home, that needed to hold up for years under high water pressure, you should use the primer. But, for non-pressurized joints, like rod racks, a quick application of just the glue is fine.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The glue comes in several colors and clear. Get the clear stuff or the final results will look funky. The clear cement comes in the cans with the gold paper cover.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Do your glueing over newspaper, to catch the drips, and keep paper towels handy to wipe away the excess that squeezes out when you push the joints together.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That glue sets up fast, so you have to push the joints together the way you want them. Otherwise, the chemical glue bonds permanently in only a couple of seconds and you might not like the position you get. You can make a quick twist or adjustment just as you put the pieces together, but you don't have long.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There. That's what I have learned about PVC after a bajillion projects. Hope it helps.[/#0000ff]
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