Spigot joints

[Leon Roskilly]

If carbon spigot joints wear, spray them with a Teflon spray (obtainable from good tackle shops)to build the joint up again.

 

Tight Lines - leon

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by Lid:

 

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Excellent photo!

 

DG

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by Leon Roskilly:

 

If carbon spigot joints wear, spray them with a Teflon spray (obtainable from good tackle shops)to build the joint up again.

 

Tight Lines - leon

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I use Preston Innovations' Joint Save ... not cheap but it works very well.

 

A lot of anglers have told me not to put anything on the joints except a tiny bit of lube to stop them wearing-down in the first place.

 

When adding lube such as candle-wax you have to make-sure that it doesn't make it too easy to push the joint so tight that it's almost impossible to take apart. Moderation in all things.

 

It's good to have room for some wear though, as shown in the excellent photo, just as long as the initial insert/overlap distance is sufficient and strong enough to do the job.

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spigot joints being much the best (strongest) type of joint anyway ... although the down-side of that is that they tend to be stiffer and would probably affect the through-action of a rod where that was required, hence the much more common use of put-over joints, the latter being cheaper to produce too, of course.

 

DG

 

[ 13. May 2004, 08:24 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[Andy Macfarlane]

I build up the carbon by rubbing the spigot with a softish pencil. A 2B usually does it.

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by Andy Macfarlane:

 

I build up the carbon by rubbing the spigot with a softish pencil. A 2B usually does it.

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Excellent advice! The graphite of pencil "leads" is a superb lubricant. Normal pencils are HB, (H= hard, B= black), so you may have to go to an Art, Pencils & Inks shop to get 2B or 4B pencils.

 

Graphite conducts electricity and so 2B and 4B pencil leads are also great for lubricating battery contacts on elec appliance and gear like mobile phones, digi-cams where many of the so-called battery probs are merely down to bad contacts

 

Also great for lubing domestic and car keys

 

DG

 

[ 13. May 2004, 10:05 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by GlennB:

 

Can the joint safely be sanded until it fits?

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GlennB

 

Don't even think about it!!

 

DG

 

[ 13. May 2004, 10:07 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[RUDD]

I use the Leeda graphite spray that I also use on me poles.

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by RUDD:

 

I use the Leeda graphite spray ...

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HB, 2B or 4B :confused:

 

DG

[Wordbender]

The Diamond Geezer:

HB, 2B or 4B :confused:

 

DG

2B or not 2B? Surely that is the question?

 

Sorry DG but someone has to do the 'get me coat' ones, mate.

 

Terry

[Wordbender]

Ooops - double post!

 

[ 13. May 2004, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: Wordbender ]