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Miscellaneous Tools
Electric Heat Gun Dual Temp. W/Attachments
$19.90
Great for a variety of rod building tasks including shrink tube grips, breaking bubbles in fresh finish coats, softening old finish for removal, removing gimbals, reel seats, etc.... Includes four nozzle attachments for added versatility. 1200W 120V 60hz 570 and 900 degree settings. This Heat gun features a cool touch double insulated housing (2 prong plug). Low noise design.
3M Scotch-Brite Pads
Used for blank prep prior to gluing up reel seats & grips as well as for
abrading cured guide or blank finish prior to re-coating.  
6"X 9" Pads are sold by the "each".

MAROON - Very Fine, for scuffing blanks prior to handle assembly.
GRAY - Ultra Fine, for finish preparation
$1.29 ea.
GRAY
MAROON
Morton Guide Graph
Renzetti Vertical Spine Finder
This unique tool takes the guess work
out of guide placement.  Mount to a
piece of 1/4" pegboard, place the blanks
tip in the adjustable tip holder and adjust
to the lines on the chart.  Your blank's
guide layout is easily transferred from
the chart to your blank.  Can be used in
conjunction with the Vertical Spine
Finder to the left.
$54.95
Ball Bearing spine finder is easy to use.  
Simply place the blank's butt on the
bearing cone, push down on the blank's tip
and the blank will swing around onto it's
natural arch.  Can be used with or without
the Guide Graph to the right.
$39.95
Rod Lettering Pens & Replacement Tips
USA Made Extra Fine Point Pen with replaceable
tip with 6-1/2" Handle.  We've tried MANY
different styles of tips and have found these to
produce the best results for signing rods when
used with Acrylic Inks.
USA Made Extra Fine Point  
replaceable tip
$3.90
$1.79
Diamond Cutoff Wheel
1-1/2" Diameter Diamond Coated
aluminum disc makes clean work of
trimming glass & graphite blanks.  
Deeper cutting depth than most
"rotary tool" abrasive cutting wheels,
plus these don't shatter!.  Includes
1/8" diameter mandrel.
$7.99
Rubber Sanding Block
4-3/4" X 2-5/8"  Sanding Block holds 1/6 sheet of
8-1/2" X 11" sandpaper.  Used for sanding cork
grips with dis-similar materials to avoid low spots
as well as sanding "wavy" finish on butt wraps
before re-coating.  Six spiked paper clamps hold
sandpaper firmly.
$3.99