PTFE bushesTECH SPECS
Slippery tips - Intermediates

ST INTERMEDIATES
come in 2 sizes,
LIGHT - for elastics
Ø 0.66mm (No2) to 1.13mm (No7)
and
HEAVY - for elastics
Ø 1.2mm (No8) to 2.1mm (No16).

Made from the purest 
PTFE compounds they come in
a specially designed shape
so as to "flex" and bend
with the pole section when
under tension.



ST INTERMEDIATES
work particularly well with solid elastics which tend to stick
to the inside walls of the pole.
Not really necessary with hollow elastics as they react differently
under tension, with a
softer longer stretch.

As pole section diameters vary
with each different manufacturer
ST INTERMEDIATES are designed to cover these ranges and should
self-locate in most top quality
professional poles.

Specifically designed to fit into
cut back tips and 2nd section,
or into a long power tip section,
as this is where most of the
bending and side wall drag
will take place.

ST INTERMEDIATES
are assembled
by threading all 4 of them on to
fitted pole elastic. Next,the two smaller diameter Intermediates
go one at a time into the tip section, inverting the section
and gently tapping down
each Intermediate will hold
them in position.

Then, the tip section fitted with
the two smaller Intermediates is
passed through the 2nd section,
followed in turn by the final two
Intermediates. Once again
a slight tap down will
hold them in position, or
they usually self-locate. If a
long power tip section
is used thread the
Intermediates on to the elastic
and fit each one in turn
 starting with the smallest.

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slippery tip - intermediate
HEAVY - Elastics
O/D
7.2mm
O/D
5.9mm
O/D
4.5mm
O/D
3.4mm
O/A
Thickness
Hole Ø = 2.3mm 2.3mm 2.3mm 2.3mm 3.0mm
slippery tip - intermediate
LIGHT - Elastics
O/D
6.23mm
O/D
4.22mm
O/D
3.56mm
O/D
3.0mm
O/A
Thickness
Hole Ø = 1.7mm 1.7mm 1.7mm 1.7mm 3.0mm

You can now set your elastic "so soft",
it's like going down a couple of sizes,
yet you still have the full power of the
fitted elastic. Even the slackest elastic
will just slip back inside!
 
Also the traditional problem of tip "Judder" when
elastic sticks and then runs, the
cause of many lost fish, is
now completely eliminated!!

ST INTERMEDIATES the
smoothest elastication system ...ever!

 
 

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