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Post 16 Sep 2020, 03:51 • #1 
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looking for guidance- glass rods with spigot ferrule questions
do you do the light twist when mating the ferrules like you do with the fenwick tip over butt?
do you or should you use wax as suggested on the fenwicks.
apologize if this has been discussed before.
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Post 16 Sep 2020, 05:27 • #2 
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NO twist - ever - Never
You align the ferrule before you push it straight to home.

JK Fisher stated to use paraffin wax on Every spigot ferrule


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Post 16 Sep 2020, 06:54 • #3 
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Good information here as well as lots of differing opinions:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=61349


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Post 16 Sep 2020, 20:11 • #4 
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As already stated, never, ever twist on them. Pull straight apart and start over if they aren’t lined up. Don’t force them together particularly hard either. You can force a hairline crack in the wall of the female ferrule if you force the two sections together too hard. Parafin wax is the way to go to get proper fit and reduce “stuck” ferrules.


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Post 17 Sep 2020, 04:18 • #5 
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thanks everyone!


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