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  1. 04-21-2019, 05:59 AM #1
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    OK got my ortho bands....

    OK got my ortho bands to use for guide replacement so how in the heck can I spread them enough to get over tip top and forward guides to get to repair guide area? Them puppies are small!!!

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    #2 04-21-2019, 06:06 AM
    I would think that you put them on the blank first... But I have never built a rod.

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    #3 04-21-2019, 07:30 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by bbbill View Post
    OK got my ortho bands to use for guide replacement so how in the heck can I spread them enough to get over tip top and forward guides to get to repair guide area? Them puppies are small!!!

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    You can't use Ortho bands for repairs. I use various sizes of surgical tubing sliced into bands. I spread them with needle nose pliers to get them over any guides I need.
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    #4 04-21-2019, 09:15 AM
    The bands are only good when building a rod from scratch.
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    #5 04-21-2019, 11:23 AM
    Ok, got a zillion of them now
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    #6 04-22-2019, 11:41 AM
    small 3" zip ties work great for me
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    #7 04-22-2019, 06:34 PM
    I bought fuel line tubing at a hobby shop and cut a small piece off. Then a cut a rubber band in half. Slide the two end of the rubber band through the fuel line and snug in up to hold the guide in place
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