Reel Repair by Alan Tani

   I changed the supply spool arbor to coarse thread rod and dressed the end so i can use a drill to strip line off a reel . All i need to do is loosen the end post nuts so the arbor will spin. 

     When I tighten the nuts to the end posts , than I can adjust the supply spool nuts to set drag.   I have been using 10 pounds running 11 pounds startup .   This set up will get cleaned up at a latter date , it`s just a starting point rite now .

          That little pulley in the front served it`s purpose , now it`s time to go big .  A compass set at 5 3/4 to draw a circle and make a pulley with a circumference of 36 inches . 
          It will serve two purposes , I can put a counter on it to keeptrack of yardage going on reel .  It will also serve as a brake wheel for the higher drag pressures for the big boys 20-30 pounds ,like a step up brake .
 

Quote from: foakes on Today at 05:04:49 AMThat looks like a capacitor, Joe —-

On a DC motor, it stores a charge of voltage very quickly —- and then releases it also just as quickly.

They are used in many electronic applications, and have been useful for years. 

On a DC motor, it overcomes any variation speed or resistance in the rotation of the armatures —- to keep things steady and constant.

Best, Fred

I kinder understand the capacitor , as in start capacitor .    When it was hooked up ,I got forward on one leg and reverse on the other leg .  At first I though it might be a blocking diode for the park feature for the wipper .   Also noted it was only high speed in both directions .  Once removed than it became high on one leg and low on the other leg .   I was looking at some picture to try to identify the closest I found was a  Varistor ?   This is the first for me with this surprize .  And I didn't make magic smoke .

That looks like a capacitor, Joe —-

On a DC motor, it stores a charge of voltage very quickly —- and then releases it also just as quickly.

They are used in many electronic applications, and have been useful for years. 

On a DC motor, it overcomes any variation speed or resistance in the rotation of the armatures —- to keep things steady and constant.

Best, Fred

Quote from: quang tran on Today at 03:21:04 AMWhat's motor you use .Can you add a speed control like sewing machine ?

It is a ford windshield wiper motor .  The toggle switch on the side of the box is now a high and low speed . Low speed is slow enough , that I did not feel the need for a rheostat .  I will put up a video tomorrow .

     I do have a question , does anyone know what this thing is ?   When it was hooked up to the two hot legs , it gave me forward and reverse .  When I removed it , than I got high and low speed.
     The motor is a 3 brush motor .

Through wired weights eliminate that it you must have hooks on the bottom.

They sure put up a fight,,,,   but you got the right gear,,,,,,

West got 1 cat at the lake and I got 1 rainbow at the river,,,,,,

About the same for your purposes in that all are not really acceptable. 

HDPE  is machinable. I've made large low tolerance (accuracy) parts out of it. The cutting tools have to be throwing off large chips and the feeds have to be high relative to the tool rotation speed (hint- you need specific cutters for soft plastics - Onsrud is a good source for more info, but one router bit will probably cost you the same or more than the whole metal oscillation arm from Fred) .  Mechanical  properties of HDPE are still kind off sucky for reel parts.  Delrin is cheap, readily available, and is a great plastic for machining into mechanical parts.

You could do it with a hand drill and a Swiss Army knife, but you are a better craftsman than I am if you can get something accurate enough to be a useful part.

The HDPE that I am used to is the marine stuff, like Starboard.  It seems to me to be harder than the cutting board stuff.  But even starboard is not a great choice.

-J

What's motor you use .Can you add a speed control like sewing machine ?

Quote from: pjstevko on Today at 02:55:17 AMYou don't have to trust the factory wire if you attach the assist hooks to a Ultra split ring to the solid ring on your bite leader....

PJ

I was referring to directly snap ringing a hook to the weights bottom wire loop.

Steve