tld5 handle upgrade

[wallacewt]

when alan 1st kicked off,seems a long time ago now,the tld5 was my first attempt.
inside was all done without the sleeve,and the mega handle is huge,never seen 1 before
I didn't like it,so I put the reel away and haven't used it much
pulled it out yesterday for handi(keith) and my $100+shipping was a bit exxy.
im gunna keep it now,so I fixed it to suit myself

took me 1/2 hour to make a carbon fibre one,
tld5 is a finesse reel to me
the mega handle will go on a knock-em down drag -em out reel
cheers

[Bryan Young]

Nice arm. You need to show us how you made it.

[wallacewt]

ok

[wallacewt]

I bought 5 strips,cut at the factory+postage=$65aud=ten blanks
2 I have unfinished.
cut to lenghth,drill hole to take knob

screw was 4mm,use 3.5mm,you want it tight.

lay a ss washer on the blank just inside the end
and drill 3.5mm in the centre
ihad a template id made 2 yrs ago
you can use any handle you like for a template,
just make sure your c/f strip is wide enough.

here is the temple(blue) and finished blank,(orange)
at this stage your c/f strip will be rectangular.(orange)

they are held together  with the shaft out of the knob

now close them up and tighten.
the screw goes through the washer,blank and template
scratch a outline with a sharp scriber,scratches easy.
dremel,  cut out,  grind to finished shape
now the tricky bit,handle to reel shaft.

this hole in the centre
some are square,flat on side with round ends,rectangle,dont matter
use a drill bit a couple of sizes smaller than the width.
hand file till it just doesn't fit,rounded ends like mine use a round rat file.
I didn't have one,so I put the drill in the vice with 3.5mm bit,turned it on and pulled down on the blank until the ends were done.
finished,not quite

put it together and drill the last hole.finished
writing this takes a lot longer than making the handle
any ?,s just ask

[Bryan Young]

Amazing.