First time making a carbontex drag washer

[Decker]

You are misunderstanding what I mean about Smoothdrag. You don't order a 5 stack, you pick a washer size that you can cut down from the list I quoted and order 5 of them. Order by the number on the left column.

https://www.smoothdrag.com/wp/Carbontex_washer_sizes.pdf

David, sorry if I'm misinterpreting what you said.  Yes, I could have bought my carbon drags from SmoothDrag; the 20B washer could have been made to work and maybe I'll go that route on the next one.  However, the bigger problem is the overall thickness of the drag stack.  An 8.8mm thickness 5-stack can't be done with only stock Daiwa metal washers -- of that I am very sure. 

Soooooo with all this effort are you gonna do a before after test with a spring scale?

Was thinking about that; I don't have a spring scale, just an electronic luggage scale. Once I get this all put together, it can be applied to other reels; the design is "scalable." 

[JasonGotaProblem]

Any scale will work. Drag force is measured in pounds so is weight. I annoyed a friend who was struggling with the concept by suggesting he put a bucket full of water on a bathroom scale and see how much the weight readout decreases when he tries to lift it.

I think most of the beliefs about what a drag scale "needs to be" is driven by those who sell drag scales.

Thank you, BTW, I've been in need of some tackle-based entertainment and this project of yours has provided a lot of it for me.

[Decker]

tackle-based entertainment

ILMAO!

[Keta]

Eventpualy drag increase expose the next weak point.  My goal were mostly for a smoother drag at slightly higher drag numbers.

[Decker]

Eventpualy drag increase expose the next weak point.  My goal were mostly for a smoother drag at slightly higher drag numbers.

Being new to this, I guess smoothness is critical.  When the possibility of enlarging the ID (center hole) of the keyed washers came up,  I was afraid they could get wobbly and jerky. But probably there is a good way.