Reel Repair by Alan Tani

    I was looking at the 270 spool ,  the one with 6 screws and the little key washer on top .     After taking it apart i decided to make a new center section .
    I wanted to make it were i can put drag washers and frictions in it .   That started the thought process of what to do with the top of the spool , do i cut it ,or make a new
     one also.     
   

             I decided to make that also , that way i didn`t have a button to get in the way.   It will give me a lot of room to increase drag washer diameter .
   
     
     

       After playing with it some how i made the bottom plate also .   Yep a complete new spool now
     
     
     
     

       

        Time to make drag washers  .    Stainless steel fender washers was the stock to start with ,   .030 thousandths thick , 1 inch width
         Made 6 of each keyed and eared . 


         Yep all those washers fit in there 9 steel and 9 fiber ,  .580 stacked height well is .610 depth .   I used old frictions for test fit , they are about .025 each .
         i will use .50 and some .70 mm sheets to make the rite size washers.
       
         
         

     Size conparsion of the washers  Small , standard and super size .

Nice job!

Best,

Fred

Impressive work, well done!

Excellent work.

Wow...great work!

Am I gettin' this straight?  You made a whole new spool for this reel?  Did it in a way that increased the drag size?  I find that way better than McGiver--way better.  Extremely impressive.  Looks like all aluminum body.

Frank

Nice work, very impressive!  That will be a beast of a reel.

Dang Joe.  That is really something.  Excellent work.
-steve

Most impressive

Great job !

Absolutely beautiful work sir .
You did not make those using a vise and Flat Bastard File did ya?
Like to see the machine set-up you have .

    I keep it simple , just keep a spare battery on charge .

Quote from: oldmanjoe on December 01, 2020, 02:49:56 PM
    I keep it simple , just keep a spare battery on charge .

Well done, there's a lot of hand work there - the washers alone would have been a lot of filing.

Mike

          OK i  ;Do have a turn of the century Seneca falls lathe ..


   A simple jig to hold the washers and a few cuts with a scroll saw to make the tongue washer , with a needle file clean up..
   Block of wood with a hole and 2 sheet screws .
   
   
   The ear washers i just stack on a bolt and nut and rough cut on a bench grinder   .

    Another spool in the rough .