Reel Repair by Alan Tani

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Title: Looking back
Post by: Maxed Out on March 03, 2025, 09:48:42 PM
Going thru old postings and photos, I ran across this 113h that I had spent hours sanding and polishing the raw aluminum. Cortez sideplates and seat, my spacer bars,shift lever,and clamp. This was 2017, back when my crippled hand was still mostly functional. I temporarily built this for photo op, then dismantled and sent the parts to anodizer
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Post by: Crow on March 03, 2025, 10:11:56 PM
Sharp!!
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Post by: JasonGotaProblem on March 04, 2025, 12:19:10 AM
Shoulda left one like that.
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Post by: oldmanjoe on March 04, 2025, 02:07:32 AM
Aa fellow cripple , I can understand the hours of polishing that is involved to bring a reel to this  state .  So what does it look like Anodized ?
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Post by: Donnyboat on March 04, 2025, 03:21:46 AM
Gee Ted, that sure was a lot of work, very nice though, cheers Don.
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Post by: Vintage Offshore Tackle on March 04, 2025, 03:08:55 PM
Ted, that's the prettiest 4/0 that I have ever seen!
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Post by: Crab Pot on March 05, 2025, 01:03:23 AM
Did you use it to shave Ted?  ;)
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Post by: steelfish on March 05, 2025, 01:37:57 AM
I remember that reel when you posted it on that time, I still think it would look cook on the T-800 Terminator skeleton
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Post by: Vogelspinnen on March 05, 2025, 02:00:10 PM
Dayum, that looks really good!
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Post by: Grim_joe on March 05, 2025, 06:03:44 PM
knowing what it takes to get a mirror on aluminum , That reel is very impressive !
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Post by: broadway on March 06, 2025, 12:28:04 AM
I have to agree with Randy... One of a kind! Loved that reel... Thew Terminator.
Best,
Dom
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Post by: mo65 on March 19, 2025, 10:49:09 AM
I remember that one too...what a gem! :d