I've been searching the site and cant seem to find info on how to reduce the diameter of drag washers. I'm very tired and not to sharp of mind rete now so I'll throw this out.
Help... TKS
Cool
I use a bridge and gearsleeve with smaller OD spacers to hold the washers then grind them down with a belt sander. Hold the washer stack parallel to the belt and at around a 45° angle to the belt travel so the stack spins. Make sure the washers are always spinning so you do not grind a flat spot.
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Just what I needed ! Thanks guys...
Cool
Good luck and take it slow...believe me...those grinders and sanders remove material very quickly.
There is another way depending on the tools that you have. I use a piece of threaded rod that you find in the lamp repair area in Lowes or Home Depot. Slip a stack of washers on there and snug them down with a washer and nut. Put rod in a drill or drill press and hold a sanding block next to them as they spin with you trash can underneath for a neat job. Been doing them this way for over a year and it works great.
I do it just like Newell Nut -- works great, and you can measure the drags easily when they get down to the proper diameter. Or, if you just use a metal drag washer as one of the "Snuggers" -- just grind all of the CFs down to that diameter, and your done. All perfectly round.
Other thing I do is attach the intake wand on a shop vac close to the drags being ground down -- sucks up any dust before it gets all over the shop or in my lungs.
Best,
Fred
I just clamp the washers to a couple of metal washers of the correct size and hit them with a dremal with a sanding disk or stone. I usually use small visegrips to clamp. This way you can do both the ID and OD if needed
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Thanks for all the feedback. I ended up using a wood dowel flattening two sides. Then slipped one metal washer followed by drag washers then another metal washer. I chucked the dowel in my cordless then used a file and then sandpaper to finish up. worked great!
Then I couldn't find my Cals drag grease... I couldn't wait and assembled the Penn 930 with out it. Drag is much better than with the wore out leather ones. When I find my bag with all my reel stuff in it I'll take it apart and do it rite... Two more to go, a 940 and a 920. I have a NIB 940 but will leave that one untouched.