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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Other Reel Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: steelhead_killer on October 19, 2019, 12:33:50 AM

Title: Clear side plates
Post by: steelhead_killer on October 19, 2019, 12:33:50 AM
Pflueger Ohio 1976
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Post by: Crow on October 19, 2019, 12:54:48 AM
 :o Sweet !  What's the story behind it ?
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Post by: Benni3 on October 19, 2019, 01:17:26 AM
That's very cool,,,,, ;D
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Post by: Maxed Out on October 19, 2019, 03:19:18 AM

Hello Andy, that's a great find.....more pics please
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Post by: steelhead_killer on October 21, 2019, 12:49:38 AM
Customer sent a couple of old reels that he did not want anymore.  Unfortunately, he did not pack them very well and the tail plate broke in shipping.  Had I known what he was sending I would have offered an alternative to newspaper packing material.  Oh well still a cool little reel about the size of a 4/0.  Wooden knob handle.  Everything looks over built but the gear and drag system.  Main gear is like a 209 size.  Pinion is a two piece rig, and the anti-reverse pawl is unique as is the spring.  Ted there are 11 more pics attached.  I have only cleaned the head plate and it looks good as new.

Andy
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Post by: steelhead_killer on October 21, 2019, 12:51:02 AM
More pics
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Post by: steelhead_killer on October 21, 2019, 12:52:42 AM
some more pics
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Post by: steelhead_killer on October 21, 2019, 12:57:44 AM
Two more I'm done
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Post by: Crow on October 21, 2019, 01:17:04 AM
That's pretty special ! Too bad about the tail plate :(, but, a good glue job shouldn't look TOO bad !
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Post by: steelhead_killer on October 21, 2019, 01:20:20 AM
I think you are right!  Luckily it did not break in an area that is load bearing, per se...
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Post by: Maxed Out on October 21, 2019, 02:12:20 AM

Sorry about that poor packaging job. I'm very certain that was a very special reel at the time it was made. Perhaps made for trade shows to show customers how the internals worked

  Still a very valuable reel even with the broken plate. Hopefully it will go back together ok. The headplate looks great !!
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Post by: oc1 on October 21, 2019, 06:38:02 AM
Maybe it was cracked before and the shipping just made the piece fall out of the ring.  Cool reel nonetheless Andy.
-steve
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Post by: steelhead_killer on November 03, 2019, 09:24:44 PM
After a bath...
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Post by: oc1 on November 03, 2019, 09:30:09 PM
Wow, it looks great Andy.
-steve
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Post by: steelhead_killer on November 03, 2019, 09:54:16 PM
Cleaned up pretty nice.  I can't seem to find any info on the history of that model.  One referenced 1942 but that is all I could find.  I'll keep looking...
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Post by: Crow on November 03, 2019, 10:01:40 PM
Great job on the 'clean up'!! Did you do any "polishing" on the side plates ? If so, what did you use ?
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Post by: steelhead_killer on November 03, 2019, 11:47:08 PM
No polish on the plates.  I was scared to dull them with anything abrasive.  Ran some semichrome on the metal parts and some Nevr-Dull on the rest after a bath in the vinegar solution. 
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Post by: Alto Mare on November 04, 2019, 12:30:07 AM
Quote from: steelhead_killer on November 03, 2019, 11:47:08 PM
No polish on the plates.  I was scared to dull them with anything abrasive.  Ran some semichrome on the metal parts and some Nevr-Dull on the rest after a bath in the vinegar solution. 
Looks great! Buffing  them at the wrong speed would have done some melting, I'm glad you chose to do it as you did.

Sal
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