Threading Up a Pole Top Kit

By Matt | 1 Comment

Last updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Threading Up a Pole Top Kit

Equipment

You will need…
A top kit
Some elastic
A diamond eye pole threader
A bung
A bush
A junior hack saw

1) The very first stage of threading up a top kit is to cut the kit back using a hack saw so that the

Cutting back for bush

correct size of bush can be accommodated. It is highly recommended that you cut all your kits back to the same length. If the top kits are not cut back far enough the elastic will stick and not work properly, so it is recommended that a medium bush ( 8-10 elastics) is placed on match kits, and a larger bush (18-20 elastics) is placed on power kits. This system will allow all sizes of elastic to run smoothly, so don’t be tight when cutting them back! Cut the kit back a bit at a time until the bush can be pushed on, but not too far that it won’t go on or falls out. Use slow one way strokes with a hack saw so the carbon doesn’t splinter. The job can be neatened up with some fine sand paper. A dab of superglue will ensure the bush is stuck in place firm.

2) The next stage is dead easy. Using the diamond eye thread your desired choice of elastic through your top kit.

3) Then, at the bushed end attach your choice of rig connection, stonfo, crow’s foot or Dacron, its personal choice.

4) Now its time to attach your bung at the bottom loose end of elastic. The bung should be ribbed (steady on!) and can easily be trimmed down using the hack saw until it sits around 10-12 inch inside the female joint. The easiest and strongest way of tying the elastic to the bush is to tie an overhand loop in the elastic, then pull the loop through the hole in the bung, put the bung through the loop and ease everything over and pull it tight. Winder bungs are really useful, as the elastic can be wound onto the bung until correctly tensioned at this stage. If not, cut the elastic back from the bush end until it creeps back into the pole.

stonfo and crows foot connectors

Comments

CML100
April 16, 2008

One of the best tips I was ever given re cutting back tops kits for elastication was from Steve Gardner….and that was to subsitute the hacksaw for a small file, that way you never run the risk of splintering the carbon…..got to say really good advice.

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