Excal II Shaft

[digger880]

I'm a little over 6"-6" tall and have a little problem trying to keep the coil on the beach. Are there one piece shafts made to fit the Excal II and whatn about problems attaching the coil and mounting the conttrols? Thanks in advance for your answers.
HH from Digger

 

[usmc0351]

im in the same boat you are, i have the anderson shaft set up on my excall and i could use at least a couple of more inches,,,i dont know how long a stock excal shaft is, but the anderson sells the no flex and its i believe 36 inches, their carbon fiber shaft i believe can be cut to any lenght,,,,,im on 6'3 and have to lean a little to the right to get that coil down on the sand.

 

[erikk]

U can make your own for about $30.00 and have it any length U need.

Just made this one for a Beach hunter 300

 

[Sandpiper]

That's the same thing I do, I use anodise aluminum for mine. What kind of material are you using?

 

[erikk]

6061T6 aluminum tubing I get from Aircraft Spruce

 

[kered]

i like the colour coding, dothey come that colour or are they painted?

 

[erikk]

They are painted with a special hobby paint that takes 72 hours to completely set up and when cured is not effected by gasoline or the high test fuel that they use in model planes. boats or cars, Very durable & I think it looks good

 

[John(Tx)]

Erikk,
You had sent me the details on the shaft specs but I had problems with my PC and lost alot of info. What was that order number you sent me from aircraft spruce? This was the info on the tubing for the Excal 2 1000. Many thanks, John

 

[plugger]

What is the contact info for the paint? Those are some cool colors. How does it adhere to the aluminum, or do you have to clean it and or primer it first?

Plugger

 

[erikk]

PM's sent

 

[John(Tx)]

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[Waterman]

Thankyou for the e-mail Errik!

Mike

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

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[erikk]

Max Why was your post deleted??

 

[Sandpiper]

Thanks, Really like the paint jobs. Do you find it holds to the metal O.K? Looked at several paints online but unsure as to what would work good. I'm more interested in coating inside of tubing to cut down on corrosion of salt water as the outside does fine. Here's a picture of one of my rods.

 

[erikk]

Top Flyte Lustre Kote Holds great IF U FOLLOW DIRECTIONS...I don't know how long it would take for the salt to destroy the rod but but some of mine are years old & still ok & who cares: The tubing is so cheap throw it away and make another one!

 

[John(Tx)]

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[Critterhunter]

I used appliance enamel for my GT's shaft. It's very durable and smooth. Aluminum doesn't need any special paint so long as you prep it right. Sand it with smooth sandpaper. Wipe it down with mineral spirits. Prime it with a good metal primer. Sand again. Wipe down with damp cloth you used water on this time (no spirits or it will remove the primer). Give it 2 or 3 coats. So far my custom upper GT shaft is holding up well and the paint job looks as good as from the factory. Best to hang whatever you are painting from a wire so any excess paint will drip off and you can also paint the whole thing at once without needing to flip it.

 

[erikk]

What colors can U get in appliance paint?