chavender
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this might be of help ,(something i posted on another forum) <blockquote class=quote>I've decided to try and make some floats. I bought some birch dowel today from Hobbycraft, a metre for 65p, bargain. I cut it down into various sizes based off my old floats that i use regulary, then sanded down the top of the float to a curved top and the bottom so i could slide on a float adaptor. After making the first one up i threaded some line through the adaptor and weighted it up, put it into the sink and it cocked! Perfect i thought the only problem was it didnt need alot of weights, i thought cause the weight is light it wont cast properly. I set a rod up and attached the float and went into the garden. The first cast took me by surprice it was ultra aero dynamic, better casting accuracy than with my shop bought floats and can go a distance too. What kind of paint is best to use to get my floats looking smart and visable? </blockquote>
birch dowel is ok for tips & pegs ,but not rally bouyant enough for floats ,balsa would of been better for the body of the float 3-5mm dia for wagglers you can then glue in a Insert tip made from the beach dowel 2-3mm dia & 1-1½ " long chanfer the top of the body first, then glue a ½ " dowel peg into the bottom (you could rap a few turns of lead wire around it to pre-load the float).You then use a float adaptor to connect the float to your line or whip on a eye .
To be continued...........
birch dowel is ok for tips & pegs ,but not rally bouyant enough for floats ,balsa would of been better for the body of the float 3-5mm dia for wagglers you can then glue in a Insert tip made from the beach dowel 2-3mm dia & 1-1½ " long chanfer the top of the body first, then glue a ½ " dowel peg into the bottom (you could rap a few turns of lead wire around it to pre-load the float).You then use a float adaptor to connect the float to your line or whip on a eye .
To be continued...........