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Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Welcome! => Beginner's Board => Topic started by: aok on December 24, 2023, 01:53:19 AM

Title: Unnamed fly reel looks good
Post by: aok on December 24, 2023, 01:53:19 AM
Looks good cant beleive no one put  their name on this
Title: Re: Unnamed fly reel looks good
Post by: Catching Nemo on December 28, 2023, 12:26:28 AM
I found the same or similar reel in a box of reels in the basement. Also unmarked, other than Made in USA on the reel foot
Title: Re: Unnamed fly reel looks good
Post by: alantani on December 28, 2023, 12:41:14 AM
stainless steel?
Title: Re: Unnamed fly reel looks good
Post by: Catching Nemo on December 28, 2023, 02:34:35 AM
Quote from: alantani on December 28, 2023, 12:41:14 AMstainless steel?
mine is definitely rusty steel. LoL
Title: Re: Unnamed fly reel looks good
Post by: oc1 on December 28, 2023, 04:45:06 AM
aok's reel might be Meisselbach.  It has screwed-on side plates/pillars which makes it possible to disassemble and correct any misalignment/distortion from banging it on something,

Stainless steel did not come into common usage until the 1930's. A really high quality vintage reel would have been made of German silver (nickel silver).  Second best is plated brass which is what aok's reel appears to be (check inside the screw hole).

Nemo's reel is stamped and rivited steel and is lower quality (no offense please).
Title: Re: Unnamed fly reel looks good
Post by: Midway Tommy on December 28, 2023, 06:42:45 AM
Anything on the bottom of aok's reel foot?
Title: Re: Unnamed fly reel looks good
Post by: aok on January 10, 2024, 01:28:27 AM
No marks or names .
Not a fly fisherman it is just going on the shelf.
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