Reel Repair by Alan Tani

  Cocktail hour is running into overtime so i will keep this short . As a mechanic I post this .   https://www.unirope.com/winding-rope-onto-multiple-layer-drum-system/

  Short read with pictures .

Got a 3-60 bridge. Replaced it,did major cleanup, drag replacement and 2/0 is read to use. Thanks

Does this help?

Could it be a SL220 ?

Is this what you are looking for?

-Steve

Quote from: Midway Tommy on Today at 06:19:50 PMNew information is always good to sort through to see if any advantages jump right out and grab you, but I learned a long time ago that if you have a proven process that serves your designated purposes well there's no reel    urgency to reinvent the wheel.  😉

Of course, you are correct, Tom —-

However, not everyone might be as fortunate as you and I to have a lubrication system that works as well as our two different individual lube preferences.

And there are dozens more that will work just fine.

Just like with computer gear and software —- there are likely a dozen ways to successfully approach a project —- that all work.  Some better, some less so...but they all work.

I posted this so that the average Joe doing a few reels a year, might have easier access and spend less money by just picking up a couple of products from their local auto parts store.  Perhaps a solid alternative.

I am curious about new things —- and that is how progress is made.

There is an old saying —- "Never leave an old friend for a new one, much better to have two friends."

It is good to keep an open mind in helping others. 

None of us are the same, fortunately!  We each have different needs and priorities when it comes to reels. 

Best, Fred

An amazing piece of work. The miniature cut open view that you created I'm sure, will be cherished by your friend. Now what can you do to a reel?

That's not good.

It's a power source, and would require some gearing to retrieve at a resonable speed. However; it would bring any fish and the boat together!

Mine was on the half shell for display purposes, here's what the real thing looks like all together!

Quote from: MarkT on Today at 04:25:00 PMI use saliva but then I'm not a fly fisherman!

Hey! Only ethically sourced natural spring water in recyclable glass containers for us real^tm fly fishermen.  But some of the old timers still use lip balm made from 100% organic bees wax produced by union bees.

But seriously, the only credible studies that I have seen are from the medical side for sutures.  Studies find that the monofilament and braided line knots surgeons use will slip more readily when lubricated with water or other substances.

AFAIK,  the fishing literature on lubricating knots is all unsupported assertions or "tests" that contradict each other but do show that we all probably have a high variance in breaking strength when repeatedly tying the same fishing knot.

If you want to lubricate to help cinch down a type of knot that tends to slip, water is not a bad idea.  It is a reasonable lubricant, and the line is going to be wet anyways. You won't be making things any worse.

I am fighting the urge to go down yet another science based rathole, this time on knot theory.  There is a thread that discussesd this recently somewhere on this site.

-J