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when alan 1st kicked off,seems a long time ago now,the tld5 was my first attempt.
inside was all done without the sleeve,and the mega handle is huge,never seen 1 before
I didn't like it,so I put the reel away and haven't used it much
pulled it out yesterday for handi(keith) and my $100+shipping was a bit exxy.
im gunna keep it now,so I fixed it to suit myself
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took me 1/2 hour to make a carbon fibre one,
tld5 is a finesse reel to me
the mega handle will go on a knock-em down drag -em out reel
cheers
Nice arm. You need to show us how you made it. :)
ok
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I bought 5 strips,cut at the factory+postage=$65aud=ten blanks
2 I have unfinished.
cut to lenghth,drill hole to take knob
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screw was 4mm,use 3.5mm,you want it tight.
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lay a ss washer on the blank just inside the end
and drill 3.5mm in the centre
ihad a template id made 2 yrs ago
you can use any handle you like for a template,
just make sure your c/f strip is wide enough.
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here is the temple(blue) and finished blank,(orange)
at this stage your c/f strip will be rectangular.(orange)
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they are held together with the shaft out of the knob
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now close them up and tighten.
the screw goes through the washer,blank and template
scratch a outline with a sharp scriber,scratches easy.
dremel, cut out, grind to finished shape
now the tricky bit,handle to reel shaft.
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this hole in the centre
some are square,flat on side with round ends,rectangle,dont matter
use a drill bit a couple of sizes smaller than the width.
hand file till it just doesn't fit,rounded ends like mine use a round rat file.
I didn't have one,so I put the drill in the vice with 3.5mm bit,turned it on and pulled down on the blank until the ends were done.
finished,not quite
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put it together and drill the last hole.finished
writing this takes a lot longer than making the handle
any ?,s just ask
Amazing.