Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Penn 99/Jigmaster/SurfMaster/Squidder Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: xjchad on December 28, 2017, 10:02:55 PM

Title: Spacer Bar Braces - Updated 1/4/18
Post by: xjchad on December 28, 2017, 10:02:55 PM
Hey guys,
I'm working on having the Spacer Bar Braces available soon!
I'm working on the files for the 3D printing to get it as fine tuned as possible.
I've gone through a lot of filament this week trying to get it dialed in.
I'm also working on all of the fitment info.  As of now, I have the wide ones for the Beachmaster 155 which should fit the Sqidder 140 and Surfmaster 200.
I'm working on the narrow version as well.
Pricing will be $15 per set for the wide and $14 per set for the narrow.
I'll be making them in black for now, but will have other colors available down the road.
Thank you all for your interest and advice in getting this off the ground!  :)

(https://s20.postimg.org/9l45dmrbx/IMG_3670.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: thorhammer on December 28, 2017, 11:22:05 PM
Wow. Very sweet. 
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: Caranx on December 28, 2017, 11:33:58 PM
What are they made out of?  Excuse my ignorance.
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: farmer56 on December 29, 2017, 12:06:08 AM
farmer 56  here  ....  l will  want  a few   narrow   sets   ...  maybe  four....    farmer  out
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: Shark Hunter on December 29, 2017, 02:09:15 AM
In the Critter Gitter post. He said something about PLA.
PLA is a plastic similar to acrylic.
It has a Rockwell H Scale hardness of 60.
Fill us in Chad of the composition.
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: Maxed Out on December 29, 2017, 02:14:50 AM

Looks very nice and clean. Do you have inserts for the screw threads ??...or are the screw threads tapped into the plastic ??

  Ted
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: mo65 on December 29, 2017, 02:25:54 AM
   Ted, it looks like the original posts are inside the braces.
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: Smols on December 29, 2017, 03:34:14 AM
I want at least one set of the wide braces.

Thanks,
Smols
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: xjchad on December 29, 2017, 04:58:36 PM
Quote from: Maxed Out on December 29, 2017, 02:14:50 AM

Looks very nice and clean. Do you have inserts for the screw threads ??...or are the screw threads tapped into the plastic ??

  Ted
Quote from: mo65 on December 29, 2017, 02:25:54 AM
   Ted, it looks like the original posts are inside the braces.

Correct, these braces slide over the original spacer bars

(https://i.imgur.com/XkVsFID.jpg)
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: xjchad on December 29, 2017, 05:02:42 PM
Quote from: Shark Hunter on December 29, 2017, 02:09:15 AM
In the Critter Gitter post. He said something about PLA.
PLA is a plastic similar to acrylic.
It has a Rockwell H Scale hardness of 60.
Fill us in Chad of the composition.
Quote from: Caranx on December 28, 2017, 11:33:58 PM
What are they made out of?  Excuse my ignorance.

The ones in my pictures are made from PLA (Polylactic acid).  It is a renewable plastic (biodegradeable), however, it only breaks down under the right conditions in a commercial biodegrading environment. 
I'm also working on printing them in ABS.  Test print is running now  :)
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: JRD on December 31, 2017, 05:46:36 PM
1 of each for me.
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: thorhammer on January 02, 2018, 09:32:43 PM
I'm investigating a UV-cure finish for bad chrome that Alan, Bryan and i were noodling around...that would be sweet in black in your bars. i think I will epoxy my bars in place in any case.
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: xjchad on January 04, 2018, 06:27:33 PM
Update:
Hey guys, thank you for all the interest!
Unfortunately, it's going to take a bit longer than I hoped.  All the kids and my wife have been passing around a nasty stomach flu this week pretty much eliminating any extra time I had to put into it.
The other thing is that my boss is fine with me using the 3D printer for personal stuff, but a little iffy on my using it to make parts for me to sell.  I'm working on an agreement that I hope he will be ok with until I can get my own 3D printer. 
Thanks for understanding.
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces - Updated 1/4/18
Post by: thorhammer on January 04, 2018, 06:36:35 PM
NP. completely reasonable.
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces - Updated 1/4/18
Post by: bhale1 on January 04, 2018, 08:05:06 PM
Chad,
Sounds great...family and health first!!! We understand, hope everyone gets well😀
Brett
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces - Updated 1/4/18
Post by: Shark Hunter on January 06, 2018, 05:32:12 AM
Take your time Chad.
Good Luck with that Stomach Flu.
My Boss is on a need to know basis. ;)
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces
Post by: Bryan Young on January 06, 2018, 05:36:17 AM
Quote from: xjchad on January 04, 2018, 06:27:33 PM
Update:
Hey guys, thank you for all the interest!
Unfortunately, it's going to take a bit longer than I hoped.  All the kids and my wife have been passing around a nasty stomach flu this week pretty much eliminating any extra time I had to put into it.
The other thing is that my boss is fine with me using the 3D printer for personal stuff, but a little iffy on my using it to make parts for me to sell.  I'm working on an agreement that I hope he will be ok with until I can get my own 3D printer. 
Thanks for understanding.


Well, you should be good for 3 sets each for me, myself, and I. 😁🤙
Title: Re: Spacer Bar Braces - Updated 1/4/18
Post by: mike1010 on January 27, 2018, 10:16:47 PM
I would be interested in a set.

Mike