Pre grinded foots

Equipment Rod Building: Cane and Graphite
1

Is there a company that offers pre grinded footing on line guides.

Having very limited tallent in preparing them ( they never come out even ).

Just wondering?

Thanks in advance,
chris

2

There are companies that pre-grind guide feet. The problem is they still need to be corrected before being used !!! :roll:

3

I have tried several brands of pre-shaped guides,as Pan Fisher said they still need some final dressing. One thing that helped me was finding a way to hold them. I found a small 4" long vice-grip pliers with a needle nose jaw. I ground the jaw tips into a slightlty rounded “bird’s beak” point and covered them with some heat shrink tubing to prevent scratching. This handle makes it much easer to dress the feet.

4

https://www.snakeguides.com/cart/login.php

Give these folks a try. Right out of the box and they will be fine. About the only guide that I have found that will.

5

leo’s option above is spot on. snake brand guides are great. I’ve got to place an order w/ them asap.

6

In addition to Snake Guides (the brand) being ready to go … Fuji SiC Titanium guides (solid Titanium not Titanium Chrome) are ready to go as well. Now you have a choice for both conventional and ceramic.

7

Thanks for the info guys!

I really appreciate it.

I was wondering if any of you tried the REC flexable snake guides, someone told me that they might be pre grinded.

Thanks,
chris

8

I’ve used the recoil guides and they are predressed.
pretty neat guides too. put them on a steffans 4wt.

9

The REC guides are definitely another option - paired with a Fuji SiC stripper and top, they do nicely.

10

I haven’t used the snake brand stuff but the Fuji guides I have used need very little touchup before using

11

hopkins and holloways are pretty good out of the box too

12

Putting the guide in a old vice makes the filing way easier. I say old vice because I have a tendency to hit the vice jaws as I file the guide ft. :shock:

13

Thanks for all the great info guys!

Next question;

Where can I pick up a complete set ( sold as set/or kit ),of REC guides?

Have a great weekend,
chris

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http://www.rec.com/html/products.html

they carry all the brands mentioned as well.

15

Well,

Thank-you Mr Blur !

You are a true gentleman for showing me that link.

Have a great weekend,
chris