Rod Wrapping Thread Size Chart

In some cases rod builders will epoxy over the initial size a under wrap before moving on to the size d overwrap.

Rod wrapping thread size chart.

This makes the overwrap much smoother so that when you epoxy the final time you are left with a clean. The versablend thread will make your custom rod the envy of all your friends. D 0104 264mm 7 4 lbs. Size diameter break strength a 006 152mm 2 7 lbs.

Larger rods and. Complete color selection available in 1 ounce and 4 ounce spools regular nylon decorative metallic neon n t p and variegated. National rod winding thread. Available in 10 different colors the versablend thread is offered in size a on 100 yd spools.

Prowrap versablend metallic threads offer rod builders a truly unique and one of a kind wrapping option. That said a larger size d thread might be a good choice for new rod builders because it will be easier to work with for example less chance of getting caught when migrating from blank to guide during wrapping. We carry the full line of gudebrod rod wrapping threads including the new colors available in extra strong ht metallic. For heavier fishing rod applications catfish pike musky tuna grouper a size d thread is what you want.

For general reference a table of calculated strengths and weights of unfinished gudebrod thread wraps for sizes 2 0 e for silk regular nylon ncp and ht metallics assuming a thread wrap bandwidth of 1 cm around a rod blank of circumference of 1 cm od 1 pi 3 18 mm is available at.