Reel Repair by Alan Tani

This is the second time I have just cast out a brown crawdad rapala & left it floating- sitting in rod holder,bream hit it

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Quote from: Keta on Today at 08:44:47 PMInteresting.

I'm guessing this reel model is not overly common in the USA, because some of the US ebay prices for these (South Bend badged) are in the hundreds of dollars, but even with the currrency exchange difference and import charges, a nice boxed UK example would be cheaper to buy....?

All that said, even though I feel they deserve a bit more praise than they get, this is not really a high quality or rare collectable reel; solid and reliable yes, but as you say, they are interesting; an important part of British fishing reel history.

I think it's fair to say that we UK anglers of a certain age range, have a bit of a love hate relationship with Morritt's Intrepids.

  

 In the mail!!!

If I was going to fabricate a block I would do it out of brass.

Easy to drill & grind & file & Dremel to the exact shape.

And it wouldn't break.

Plus, it would be softer than the steel shaft —- which is always a good thing for mating dissimilar metals together.

Best, Fred

Interesting.

You're correct I just write as I remember ,have not use for long time . That is the most powerful drag and very smooth the way it is .If you sell for 13 I take it

I remember a blue 14" Dewalt radial arm saw when I was a kid in the 80s. That thing was old then, and it screamed. All the cicadas would fire up and mob the user.

 I have a bandsaw from harbor freight 

I'm the original poster and I saw the wisdom of picking up the part from Fred!

If I were going to fabricate one, I'd use Delrin or maybe Micarta. Have scraps of both lying around from electronics DIY projects. I have made parts out of HDPE cutting boards but that stuff tends to creep or flow and I found it actually harder to work with than the harder and more stable materials mentioned above. I've cut small parts out of Delrin to moderate levels of precision with Xacto mini saws.

I tried working with thick Nylon V sheet stock one time and it melted when cut with power saws or drills and quickly solidified to capture the tool like the sword in the stone!

Although I "self-identify" as a DIYer, if I'm not feeling the joy in making parts, I'll happily throw a few bucks on the counter for a pre-made one or something better than I can produce. Wisdom of age or just laziness? I'm not sure.


Here's a pic of the printed Mike's Reel clip and a crime scene photo of how/where it snapped. I anybody can make these out of brass or other non-reactive metal, I'll buy one!

Quote from: Midway Tommy on Today at 05:06:53 PMNice demo on the two speed aspect, Billy!    That should help a lot of people understand how it actually works. 

Anytime! I love sharing my vintage reel videos because I know I would have really liked one when I was doing some of my resto's.