PETA TU - 6ft. taper. - Kirkpatrick, Terry @ CLW

I agree discussions of PETA and TU probably don't belong in this List.  My 
comments about TU were based on my own experience at a point in time, and 
may
not represent the group today.  I do believe they were trying to expand 
their support base by including non fishers.

Now to more important matters:  someone ask for the taper on the little 6ft. 
rod that I assembled out of bits and pieces.   Here it is, with some 
reservations.  My calipers only go to .010 so I had to interpolate.  I used 
four measurement (one first cut, then a second averaging all three sides.) 
so they should be fairly close  They'll definitely be within 1/64, which 
I've been told is what the old guys used before we got modern.


                        in.        D          d.
                    1.5       .083       .096
                      5       .097       .112
                         10        .116       .134
                    15        .128           .148
                         20        .143           .165
        Note:        25       .159           .183
        35in is          30        .178           .206
        estimate         35        .195      .227
        ferrule is       40        .219           .253
        9/64        45        .230           .266
                         50        .240           .277
                     55       .248           .286
                     60       .261           .301

I didn't get the tip taper because it's under the tiptop -- same with the 
taper in the handle.

Fla. Terry

Terry Kirkpatrick
Safety Harbor, Flu