Penn 150 Surfmaster

[broadway]

I know this thread is from a couple years ago, but the star is backwards... numbers go on the inside.
Dom

[Reel 224]

Better late then never Dom I think your the first to spot that.

the other Joe

[Decker]

I know this thread is from a couple years ago, but the star is backwards... numbers go on the inside.
Dom

I'm a novice at this stuff... if the star is flat on both sides, what difference would it make which side is up (other than cosmetic)?   Reminds me of something else... when replacing the reel seat on a Penn, I wonder which way it is supposed to face, front to back...

[Keta]

The 113 and 114 size have butress threads , the 60 size doesn't though.

[Decker]

The 113 and 114 size have butress threads , the 60 size doesn't though.

Buttress threads - had to google that one. Thanks.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttress_thread 

[sdlehr]

I know this thread is from a couple years ago, but the star is backwards... numbers go on the inside.
Dom

I'm a novice at this stuff... if the star is flat on both sides, what difference would it make which side is up (other than cosmetic)?   Reminds me of something else... when replacing the reel seat on a Penn, I wonder which way it is supposed to face, front to back...

The star direction is purely cosmetic. It functions the same backward and forward. I suppose like the stand, they had to put a number on one side, which makes the part have a directionality it didn't have when there was no part number.


Sid

[RowdyW]

The star is stamped out in a punch press and the sharper edge is on the inside where the part no. is and the more rounded edge is on the outside. Very little difference but there is a difference. Plus it looks nicer.        Rudy

[Keta]

The star direction is purely cosmetic. It functions the same backward and forward. I suppose like the stand, they had to put a number on one side, which makes the part have a directionality it didn't have when there was no part number.
Sid

There is a differance on the 113 and 114 size threads, look at a gearsleve with a magnifier.


   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttress_thread 

[sdlehr]

The star direction is purely cosmetic. It functions the same backward and forward. I suppose like the stand, they had to put a number on one side, which makes the part have a directionality it didn't have when there was no part number.
Sid

The star direction is purely cosmetic. It functions the same backward and forward. I suppose like the stand, they had to put a number on one side, which makes the part have a directionality it didn't have when there was no part number.
Sid

There is a differance on the 113 and 114 size threads, look at a gearsleve with a magnifier.


  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttress_thread  

There is a differance on the 113 and 114 size threads, look at a gearsleve with a magnifier.


  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttress_thread  

Lee, I'm confused, I think, that's how confused I might be. The 113 uses the 10-66 star, the 114 uses the 10-114 star (also used on the 115). AFter thoughtful consideration, it seems what you are bringing up about the buttress threads means that there is a directionality on the 114 star even without the number stamped. I presume the number is stamped so that if it is on the inside (not visible) the threads are in the proper orientation so that the buttress threads may be engaged in the proper direction so as not to fail prematurely.

Thanks for this information. I thought screw threads were all the same before this post.

Sid

[Keta]

I also "helped" I should have said 113H.