Line spooler

[Tiddlerbasher]

Hi Folks,
I have finally finished my line spooler "The Drag Queen"  :


































I had some interesting results comparing Kevlar and carbontex (both dry). They both produced similar drag characteristcs but for a given drag the Kevlar produced less heat  
Both materials were setup to provide 10lbs of drag (determined by a spring balance). I then ran down a freshly charged battery on my portable drill - Kevlar 9 degrees C cooler   (measured at the same point adjacent to the drag disc).
Measuring the drag (with both materials) before and after showed similar fade characteristics, Kevlar 2% Carbontex 3.5% nothing in it! Comfortable (for the drive chain and reel mount) max drag 20lbs. I re-spooled with braid several times to check if the extra drag would allow for more line (ie tighter packing) but found that anything above 10lbs was a waste of time - I'm guessing that the minimal stretch of braid is removed by 10lbs, so 20lbs makes no difference. I am definitely open to suggestions on that one
One weired thing that did show up - I slapped a cf washer between the Kevlar and disc plate - it worked fine. But when I removed the CF the kevlar (on its own) had drastically reduced drag for a given pressure   I tried cleaning the kevlar with IPA but no go, I had to replace it I haven't got a clue what was happening there.

I tried several method of gearing down the motor to achive more torque. I finally settled on toothed timing belts and pulleys to give a ratio of 12.5:1. The final drive speed to the reel is 3 revs a second (180 rpm). Re-spooling my Okuma Andros (with the original braid), on this jig, has left a a gap of 3/16 to the edge of the spool (1/8 more than the previous spooling attempt  ). I'm gonna have to get some more braid now and re-spool the rest of my collection

[harryk3616]

a reel work of art, fantastic job, thanks for sharing

[Keta]

NICE!!!!

[Robert Janssen]

Brilliant.

[Bryan Young]

Wow....WOW!!!  That is what I had in mind, but way better.  WOW.  Thank you for sharing.

[foakes]

Beautiful engineering -- great work!

[alantani]

well done!

[Alto Mare]

Beautiful engineering -- great work!

x2...very nice.

[Shark Hunter]

Excellent Job Tb!

[Dominick]

Beautiful engineering -- great work!

Well said.  That is some very talented work Chris.  I could not do a job like that.  I am very impressed.  Dominick

[Cone]

Very Nice! It looks like you've been thinking.
Bob

[Tightlines667]

Wow!  Quite impressive!  I like the use of the belt-driven ebike motor for power, the spool attachment method, and the design of your drag system.  Any chance we could see any preassembly pics of the drag system?  I foot pedal on/off and/or speed control switch might be handy, since it is often useful to have both hands available while spooling/stripping line. You could go into business selling this beast.

[wallacewt]

great stuff
slow revs/10lb drag,perfect

[broadway]

Thorough and well thought out... nice job!
Love the line winder
Thanks for sharing,
Dom

[floating doc]

Amazing!