1946 French Helion full stripdown and restore/ Completed!

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#30
September 29, 2025, 07:33:09 PM
Quote from: Swami805 on September 29, 2025, 05:19:48 PMBeautiful reel, I think my hair would catch on fire if I tried installing those roller bearings.  That's next level patience
Ha! Ha!
The grease really helps, but if those bearings aren't all perfectly in line before sleeving bushing over them, you get to do em again!
 Lol

DougK

#31
September 29, 2025, 08:06:20 PM
well done !
Beautiful reel, but my goodness that's a lot of parts..

Woodbilly

#32
September 29, 2025, 08:15:38 PM
Quote from: DougK on September 29, 2025, 08:06:20 PMwell done !
Beautiful reel, but my goodness that's a lot of parts..


Thank you!
That's the way I love em, overengineered!

Bilch

#33
September 30, 2025, 06:57:59 AM
Wow, what an interesting reel!
Thanks for the detailed post :D

You really have to hand it to the French back in the day - when it came to designing something technically odd and overly complicated, they didn't just pull it off, they outdid everyone else - including themselves.
Just look at the Mepps Super Mecca... or the Citroën DS, for that matter!  ;D

Woodbilly

#34
September 30, 2025, 05:15:15 PM
Quote from: Bilch on September 30, 2025, 06:57:59 AMWow, what an interesting reel!
Thanks for the detailed post :D

You really have to hand it to the French back in the day - when it came to designing something technically odd and overly complicated, they didn't just pull it off, they outdid everyone else - including themselves.
Just look at the Mepps Super Mecca... or the Citroën DS, for that matter!  ;D

That's for sure. I mean 94 loose bearings! WTF?
I also have a Super Mecca, but have not stripped it yet.
 A chain drive bail arm on that one!! Lol
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