Test question
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:23 pm
Can anybody tell me the OD of the rubber button on a 12’ Marco Test please? I have one I bought to refurbish that is missing the alloy butt cap and the rubber button. I’m guessing it’s either 1.25” or 1.5”.
I’m actually in a bit of a dilemma with this rod. As I say, I bought it to refurbish but now I have it, it looks to be in pretty good condition overall, the only negative things being a gentle set in the tip section, the fact both male ferrules came off in my hand, dark varnish with one or two small patches where it had flaked off and the missing butt end. The male ferrules are odd, both seem to be drilled for pins but neither seems to have actually been pinned! I’ve not been able to check to see if the ferrules knock yet of course! I’m tempted to just repair the obvious faults, give it a gentle clean and fish it as it is, for now anyway. I’m slightly nervous about straightening the tip, and I’ll certainly be practicing on something else first, but the rest of it seems pretty straight forward, and it would put off having to do the half a million intermediates it has. It’s my first foray into cane and boy does it feel like a brute after so many years of using c****n, but it does also feel like it has soul, and I can’t help wondering what adventures it’s had!
I’m actually in a bit of a dilemma with this rod. As I say, I bought it to refurbish but now I have it, it looks to be in pretty good condition overall, the only negative things being a gentle set in the tip section, the fact both male ferrules came off in my hand, dark varnish with one or two small patches where it had flaked off and the missing butt end. The male ferrules are odd, both seem to be drilled for pins but neither seems to have actually been pinned! I’ve not been able to check to see if the ferrules knock yet of course! I’m tempted to just repair the obvious faults, give it a gentle clean and fish it as it is, for now anyway. I’m slightly nervous about straightening the tip, and I’ll certainly be practicing on something else first, but the rest of it seems pretty straight forward, and it would put off having to do the half a million intermediates it has. It’s my first foray into cane and boy does it feel like a brute after so many years of using c****n, but it does also feel like it has soul, and I can’t help wondering what adventures it’s had!