Reel Repair by Alan Tani

The side plate on my Pflueger Capital 1988 needed some work and I decided to do a Jeweled finish, here are two photos of the finished product. I would like to know what you guys think.

Nice!  Dominick

Nice job! I just ordered some valve lapping compound the other day. It definitely gives it the look of class!
......................lou

Quote from: STRIPER LOU on June 13, 2015, 08:05:46 PM
Nice job! I just ordered some valve lapping compound the other day. It definitely gives it the look of class!
......................lou

Lou: I used a small wire tool in my Dremel Tool and some JB boar past. It did take two applications because I polished with a fiber brush and then re Jeweled the plate to get the finish I was looking for. I have valve lapping compound but with brass I didn't want to etch to deeply. SS or polished Aluminum alloy would be fine using the Lapping Compound. I'd be careful with brass though. 

Aluminum is softer then brass.

Quote from: RowdyW on June 13, 2015, 09:44:19 PM
Aluminum is softer then brass.

I said Aluminum alloy. The alloy in Aluminum is used to harden the base mettle. There are many different forms of Aluminum alloy that are hardened for specific uses, same as steel and steel alloys. Brass in it self is very soft and wouldn't work in many applications because of that,unless there are other alloys added to it to harden it for specific uses. Aluminum Alloy can reach much more hardness then Brass Alloy. Since I have Jeweled many different types of steel and brass as well as Aluminum and seen what the results are like, I do know a little bit about what I am saying. Thanks for the tip though. But I have to disagree with that statement. Brass alloy etches much easier then most other mettle so that is what I was trying to convey to Lou.

Brass is also an alloy. One of the alloys is bronze which can be made harder then aluminum. So you can't classify all brass as soft. Tin in the right proportions changes copper to brass & bronze.

Okay you win  Happy now.

happy, happy, happy

It would be nice if we stuck to my post and gave me some honest input about the jeweling that is what I was hoping for good or bad criticism is fine. In my statement to Lou I was giving him my honest advice so he had some options to consider, Ill leave it at that.

Nice job on the jeweled side plates Joe.

You were the one that brought up the subject of alloys and which metals were tougher. Am I not allowed to comment on that or are your threads private? If they are private then try sending a PM.

Quote from: Alto Mare on June 14, 2015, 03:12:45 AM
Nice job on the jeweled side plates Joe.

It's not perfect Sal I missed a few spots but when I did it,it wasn't in a jig and under a drill press. I still have to do a few more spots again. Doing it by hand with a Dremel is a task.

Looks good to me Joe, I believe you did a great job.

Really nice work, Joe --

This will. be a piece of art when you are completed...

Best,

Fred