Spool centering problem on a narrow jigmaster build

[Donnyboat]

Thingy ay, if it dont work its a bugga, when it works good, its a beauty. cheers donnyboat.

[Cortez_Conversions]

Tim,
Was this reel actually functioning with other parts?

You do have the proper bushing on the pinion side, I looked at a couple of my reels.
On both of my reels, the cups are sticking out of the plates a bit. I think you may just need a longer spacer sleeve(9-60) to get your star to load up quicker.
After re-reading your post, you said you could get the spool centered, but the star would hit the cup at 1/3 drag.

I'm going to tinker a little bit more.
Shoot me a PM with your address.

[Bryan Young]

Tim, what is the OD of the smaller portion of the spool shaft?  And what is the depth of the bearing cup.  I could possibly send you shaft collars for the spool side of the bearing, and spacers for the bearing cap side of the bearing for fine adjustments.

[pjstevko]

Any updates Tim?

[Big Tim]

Tom from Cortez Conversions sent me some new bushings & first of all thank you, secondly his bushings were exactly what I thought... A bit shorter on the back side of the bushing. Been dealing with a family illness & haven't had a chance to get back to PJ's reel, but I am confident we will be able to fix the centering issue..PJ I will post pics and reach out to you as soon as I'm done 

BT

[Cortez_Conversions]

Tom from Cortez Conversions sent me some new bushings & first of all thank you, secondly his bushings were exactly what I thought... A bit shorter on the back side of the bushing. Been dealing with a family illness & haven't had a chance to get back to PJ's reel, but I am confident we will be able to fix the centering issue..PJ I will post pics and reach out to you as soon as I'm done 

BT

Tim,
I sent you two sets.
The first set is a copy of the stock Lee Pro bushings.
The second set, I trimmed down the thickness so the bearing cups fit closer to flush with the side plates.
Tom

[pjstevko]

Tom from Cortez Conversions sent me some new bushings & first of all thank you, secondly his bushings were exactly what I thought... A bit shorter on the back side of the bushing. Been dealing with a family illness & haven't had a chance to get back to PJ's reel, but I am confident we will be able to fix the centering issue..PJ I will post pics and reach out to you as soon as I'm done 

BT

Tim take care of your family first and foremost,  family comes first before anything else!

I was just curious......

Thanks again for taking on this issue for me.... I'll pay ya back

Pj

[Big Tim]

Tom from Cortez Conversions sent me some new bushings & first of all thank you, secondly his bushings were exactly what I thought... A bit shorter on the back side of the bushing. Been dealing with a family illness & haven't had a chance to get back to PJ's reel, but I am confident we will be able to fix the centering issue..PJ I will post pics and reach out to you as soon as I'm done  

BT

Tim,
I sent you two sets.
The first set is a copy of the stock Lee Pro bushings.
The second set, I trimmed down the thickness so the bearing cups fit closer to flush with the side plates.
Tom

Tom your'e the best...I did notice the different sizes..I'm home now and will mess with fitment tonight or tomorrow ... Thanks again bud. I wish I had a working mini lathe and i would have made the bushings myself.


Tim

[Big Tim]

Tom from Cortez Conversions sent me some new bushings & first of all thank you, secondly his bushings were exactly what I thought... A bit shorter on the back side of the bushing. Been dealing with a family illness & haven't had a chance to get back to PJ's reel, but I am confident we will be able to fix the centering issue..PJ I will post pics and reach out to you as soon as I'm done 

BT

Tim take care of your family first and foremost,  family comes first before anything else!

I was just curious......

Thanks again for taking on this issue for me.... I'll pay ya back

Pj

PJ, sorry for the delay..Mom is having some issues an I have the POA, I'll get the reel right ASAP bro & you owe Tom lunch not me 

BT

[pjstevko]

No hurry on the reel Tim,  Ling season doesn't start for a couple months 

I guess I owe both Tom and Tim.... This could get pricy!

[Big Tim]

No hurry on the reel Tim,  Ling season doesn't start for a couple months 

I guess I owe both Tom and Tim.... This could get pricy!

[theswimmer]

Tim,
Remember Little Bro Jeff has got us covered as far as  lathe, mill, end mill ,plasma cutter etc.
Brother Jeff has about twice as many machines as anyone can cram in a 3 car garage....
Plus the capability to weld any material.
Hope Mom is OK.
Let me know what I can do.
Best,
JT

[Big Tim]

OK reel is fixed   Thank you Tom at Cortez Conversions...The bushings pictured are of the standard sized bushings,I used the bushings that were shorter on the back side of the bushing on the left



This gave me the ability to properly center the spool and enough clearance on the drag star to have full drag



Cool reel PJ

BT

[Bryan Young]

That's the ticket. Way to go BT and Tom b

[Alto Mare]

Very good T&T! Great job finding and solving the problem