2/0 "Bait Special" conversion of a 3/0

[mhc]

John's explanation is correct and quicker  - you beat me to it 

[thorhammer]

I figured you might be asleep this time of day down there Mike!

[farmer56]

farmer56 here  for some reason pictures did not show up... im using a dell chrome book    .... any ideas...   sorry now they show up

[sdlehr]

Thanks, Mike. I was looking at the welds not knowing there was a cutout in the original stand. Now I get it.


Sid

[TheReelShop]

Damn this is neat work!

[steelfish]

Don't want to miss this one

[mhc]

I had a few spare hours today and made some progress with the side rings and spacer bars. I trimmed the rings to length and tidied them up a bit, ready to sand and polish.
I said earlier the spacer bars need to be at least 5mm thick to take the 5-40 screw holes, but the bars don't need to be that thick for the full length. I have ground a couple of mm off the back with a bench grinder to make them a bit lighter;



I also used a half round file on the ends to remove some material between the screw holes;



Mike

[sdlehr]

Dang, those came out nice!

[Rothmar2]

Coming along real nice Mike. Looking forward to seeing it all polished up and assembled. Another unique piece for the arsenal!
PS - Jigmaster parts arrived today. Thanks heaps.

[mhc]

No problem at all Chris, glad they got there before the weekend - hope you get time to use them. Good to see you back on deck, or off deck and back on land might be more like it.

Thanks Sid, I should have weighed the spacers beforehand - but they feel a fair bit lighter now.

Mike

[Rothmar2]

The parts aren't for me Mike, for another SS frame Jigmaster conversion I'm doing for someone down here. Will get some pix up when its put together. Then I might be able to finish my JM's and get onto other projects.
The more I look at those cross bars, the more I like them, and appreciate the work that has gone into them.

[mhc]

Talking about the rod clamp studs - the Penn 33-113 clamp (as well as some other Penn clamps) use 10-24 UNC thread studs while a few tiburon and accurate clamps I have use 8-32 UNC studs. I decided to go with the polymer 33-113 and 10-24 thread for corrosion resistance compared to an aluminium tib or accurate clamp - and that's what  I had on hand  .
I used the bench grinder and belt sander to make some narrow lock nuts that will fit inside the spacer rings



I also ground the head of the 10-24 screw to about 2mm thickness - as it turned out that wasn't enough to clear the spool. I'll need to think about that a bit more, the holes in the stand are threaded so I could cut the head off completely if it comes to that.
I haven't mentioned I used 6-40 screws to attach the spacer rings to the stand and 5-40 for the rest. The heads of the 6-40 needed to be ground down to fit flush with the spacer rings.

The frame components sanded and semi polished - i'm not sure if I will fully polish it, I don't want to spend too much time on the reel.  



And the assembled frame;







And with the rod holder studs installed - showing the head of the stud sitting too high;



And the narrow lock nuts inside the spacer rings;



I assembled the reel again to check how things were sitting before I started to make any modifications to the bridge. It still spins freely in certain positions, but a small side to side adjustment of the spool will cause a slight rub of the spool, luckily when it's centred it's OK. I'm thinking it's probably a slight twist in the frame the way it was put together this time, with all custom parts the order of assembly and tightening the screws etc can make a difference to how things sit.





I think that's about it for the frame - the next step is to make a few changes to reel itself.

Mike

[sdlehr]

Looking good, Mike. The talent on this site amazes me. If we all put our heads together we could make and market one helluva reel!

Sid

[Rothmar2]

What you have done here, without a lathe or mill, is really inspiring. This is truly a "hand made" frame in every sense of the word. Great work! If you want the frame parts polished, send them down to me and I'll get it done for you.

[ScottOz]

Is there such a thing as skill envy? If so I have it reel bad right now.(pun intended). All that with basic tools. Craftsmanship.Love it.