Rod Building 101 - Part 2: Guides Preparation (Part 2)

This is pretty straightforward, I sanded down the guide a little both under for better adhesion to the blank and on the top for smoother contact with the thread.

After figuring out my guide spacing, I taped the blank to the meter and marked down each guide placement with the 3/4" masking take that I cut into 1/4" wide strips.

Mark your guides using a meter and masking tape

Sanding down guide with a flat file

Check that guides sit on blank correctly

That was pretty straightforward and I'll make sure to test the spacing by setting the reel and running a line through it when I get closer to wrapping the guides.