"Scott H" <greybard1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>I know, making your own quickmatch is a pain in the ass. Pipes, good
>blackmatch, assembly... The pipes have always been my biggest pain in the
>ass - just so time consuming to roll hundreds.. So today I was in the
paint
>aisle at Lowes, and remembered someone (Ted?) telling me to try the
>prepared kraft masking paper. It's got adhesive on one side, and a wax
>coating on about half of the reverse side. 3.75" wide, it's perfect to
roll
>onto a 3/8" dowel, in a slight spiral. The only problem is that when you
>roll it, the adhesive side is trying to stick to the waxed side, so it
>wants to unroll at the end. Little piece of scotch tape, pull it off the
>dowel, flatten it, and it stays great. And, now it's got an outer wax
coat.
>Presto! a nice pipe, easy to push the match thru...
>
> I made a few 36" and 48" leaders tonite to test, and they were awesome!
3
> pieces of blackmatch inside, each made with 4 strands of fine crochet
> thread run thru a slurry. Very energetic - almost like commercial... And
> you can fold it flat in a bundle, very durable. Still time consuming to
> make, but to me worth it.
>
> Anyone else tried making pipes this way? Someday, we all may be forced
to
> "DIY". I want to get started early... <g>
>
> -Scott
>
I always used gummed tape to roll my pipes but because it is so time
consuming i switched to plastic drinking straws. i Bought a pack of 500
drinking straws and they are about 80 centimeter long, it cost me about
?15,= they work like a charm. It can make your shells look rather gay when
you are using the pink colors though...
Alexander
From Holland
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