Customize Fishing Rod Just in One Place - The Ultimate Solutions
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Fishing rod production process
Get to know the fishing rod
1. The first fiberglass fishing rod was introduced in 1945 by American Shakespeare Tackle, beginning a new chapter in the history of fiberglass fishing rods. China and Japan also gradually made the switch from bamboo rods to fiberglass fishing rods.
2. The world’s first carbon fiber fishing rod was introduced by Japan Olympic Tackle in 1972. Carbon fiber’s material properties make it lighter and stronger than fiberglass, which is in conflict with the body’s natural balance. This new innovation once more revolutionized the fishing rod industry and started a new chapter.
The method used to create the primary component of a fishing rod
1. Manufacturing of pre-preg fabric
Sheet material
A variety of synthetic fibers, which are polymers and made up of long-chain molecules with a lot of carbon atoms, are the source of carbon fibers. The synthetic fiber rayon, which is generated from cellulose, a naturally occurring polymer found in plants, can be used to make carbon fiber. It can also be produced using acrylic acid, a synthetic fiber formed from an artificial polymer of molecules manufactured from acrylonitrile, a byproduct of petroleum.
Pre-impregnated cloth
A small amount of resin is left in the carbon fiber sheet after it has been dipped into a liquid resin solution and squeezed between two metal rollers. Heat is applied to the sheet in order to evaporate extra solvent and partially harden the resin, making it slightly viscous.
Freezing therapy
Carbon cloth (carbon fiber prepreg) is made at the material stage from carbon filament and resin that are bonded into a sheet. The thermosetting adhesive is used, and the sheet is typically frozen (-18 degrees shelf life is 6 months).
2. Creating rod blanks
It is helpful to think of this steel core as a scaled-down replica of the rod during the production step. Next, we wrap the carbon cloth on layer by layer, and then remove the steel core to reveal the finished rod.
a. Design
In order to identify the manufacturer’s model of carbon cloth, modulus or tonnage, number of wrapped layers, and size, the rod designer builds the rod blank mold based on the rod fishing method, tuning, hardness, length, and other elements.
Different molds will be designed using various tapering ratios inside the mold to strengthen the function.
b. Cloth cutting
Utilize an automatic fabric cutter and an automatic corner cutter to cut diagonally in accordance with the various molds. Cut the prepreg fabric into the desired number of layers and sizes in accordance with the drawing’s specifications.
c. Design
In order to identify the manufacturer’s model of carbon cloth, modulus or tonnage, number of wrapped layers, and size, the rod designer builds the rod blank mold based on the rod fishing method, tuning, hardness, length, and other elements.
Different molds will be designed using various tapering ratios inside the mold to strengthen the function.
3. Ironing
The core patch is ironed by preheating the mold, brushing resin over the one-sided adhesive coating, ironing the cut sheet onto the core mold, and then welding the edges of the sheet.
4. Rolling Pipe
The carbon fabric is securely rolled, squeezed, and wrapped around the core mold using a rolling machine after the core mold with pre-preg cloth has been flattened on the rolling table.
5. Taping
To wrap rolled carbon wiring, which resembles egg rolls, with polymer film or opp tape, the carbon cloth must be securely tensioned. Molding rod blanks must also be sticky and serve a protective and forming role to stop the resin from flowing.
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6. Curing
Use the oven’s heating, alignment, spacing, temperature control, timer, and other technical settings at 130 to 140 degrees for around three to four hours. The heat makes the polymer film shrink, causes the carbon cloth layer’s adhesive to melt, fully adheres to each layer of cloth, and penetrates the fiber-reinforced structure. The fibers are under pressure as the resin hardens.
7. Demoulding
Pull the molded tube from the core mold using the decoring machine, and then take off the tape that has been wrapped around the exterior when it has dried.
8. Blank Cutting
A cutting machine is used to execute blank cutting at both ends, maintaining the original design dimensions and freeing the head and tail from tolerances to facilitate processing.
9. Blank Sanding
To prevent surface roughness and unbalance of the rod body and to make processing and painting easier, polish the surface of the rod blanks using a polishing machine. empty sanding.
10. Painting
Apply the paint extraction technique to paint the entire rod. Since carbon fiber has a dark gray base color, you must first use a white primer before adding color layers at a time. The priming can be skipped when creating rods with dark colors.
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Assembling accessories
1. Guides
Attach a water label, complete the hardware, and tie the guide ring’s winding line.
2. Grip & reel holder
Epoxy resin glue is used to affix the grip to the rod blank’s end. The rod blank is joined to the wheelbase, which is constructed of plastic, brass, or aluminum.
3. Epoxy reinforcing & Drying
Epoxy resin is applied three times (primer, middle coat, surface coat), and then dried.
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
1. Tests of rod performance;
2. Rod strength;
3. Rod Blank Loading;
4. Weariness Level;
5. Resistance to wear.
