Tips on Hand Wrapper Tension Rods: Custom Rod Building

In this video I provide some expert rod building tips, demonstrate how you can manage the tension in your hand wrapper, and how to create single and multiple inlay wraps during your next custom rod building adventure.
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[@scot7619]

Oh man, wingnuts are genius. The black knobs drive me nuts. Thanks!

[@reelbluecustomrods]

You are very welcome Scot and thank you for watching and commenting. I have not tried the black knobs as I decided to stay with the wing 🥜 so thank you for sharing your input here in the thread. 🙏

[@minimrugalla]

Your Videos hit my wraping three levels up. Thank you so much 🙏🫶💪😎
Sorry about my bad English 😩
Best wishes from Germany send Jürgen

[@reelbluecustomrods]

No worries Jürgen and I’m so glad to hear it. Thank you for watching and commenting from 🇩🇪. 🙏

[@user-jq5cu5wp1k]

Always enjoy your videos and find them to be very informative and helpful. Been at this for about a year and always reference Reel Blue in the process, you make it look too easy. Thank you!

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Thank you Kathy and so glad you find my videos useful. Also appreciate your continued support to the channel. 🙏

[@MiguelACowboy69]

Thanks man. And I just build my second rod ever, the first one I did was at the mud hole rod building class down in the Houston area. I just subscribed to your UA-cam channel.

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Thank you Miguel and glad you found the channel. Thank you for watching and commenting as well.

[@craigcampbell2687]

My new wrapper gas 2 tension rods that are made of .039 music wore. Is a game changer from the CRB tension rod. My rod bends at 90 degrees but it does not bounce up and down. It delivers medium light tension and the spools turn smoothly. Light years better than CRB. I still have my CRB but have not used since I received my new wrapper. I am going to replace my CRB tension rod with the music wire. Very inexpensive upgrade. Will let you know how that turns out. Love the vid.

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Interesting hack and let us know how it turns out Craig. Thank you for watching and commenting as well.

[@alexisacevedo8016]

I use the tension rod only to keep the thread tight if I have to turn the rod backward to correct some problem with the thread in the blank to keep it tight, but I use a heli arc 1/8 stainless rod to stop the tension rod in front of it

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Great technique Alexis and thank you for sharing here in the comments block. Thank you for watching and commenting as well.

[@craigcampbell2687]

Love my CRB Gen 2 wrapper

[@georgewood4430]

Love your videos

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Thank you George and thank you for supporting the channel.

[@craigcampbell2687]

Nice vid John

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Thank you Craig.

[@craigcampbell2687]

🎉

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Thank you Craig and I’m glad you like the video.

[@georgewood4430]

Had the G2 don’t like the chuck or the thread carriage . I broke down and bought the Renzetti love it but I added the crb controller and foot pedal and a iron dryer motor

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Thank you for sharing George and it sounds like a lot of people are not very fond and f the CRB G2 power wrapper.

[@craigcampbell2687]

Vertical format seems fine. Easier to hold phone for me

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Glad to hear it and I think I will continue to do both vertical and horizontal live streams.

[@craigcampbell2687]

The magnets are better than springs

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Good to know Craig and thank you for sharing your opinion in the comments block with everyone.

[@Nate_Squared]

🧵 lol

[@reelbluecustomrods]

Thank you.