Reel Repair by Alan Tani

It makes the changing of spools a much more pleasant activity  .

Impressive work!   Look at it shine.

Quote from: TARFU on September 28, 2012, 03:56:33 PM
Love the look of the engine turning...great precision and detail work.

x2, thanks for sharing...

The engine turning is actually beneficial. It holds lots of lubricant and keeps it where you want it. I'd engine turn any surface that needs lube / protection and doesn't interface with another part.

Ron

A work of art right there! Just a shame your artistry has to be shut into darkness until it's next service. lol!

Justin,

To do the engine turning, I used a mop style wire brush (steel with a very light touch) that I wrapped with 10lb braid then over wrapped that with a version of duck tape.  To square up the wires I spun it against a flat file. I used a Sherline miniature mill freehand.  A drill press, lathe or even a hand drill held securely would work.  A brass or even a nylon brush would be a better choice, they'll do less damage.  A soft wooden dowel or a Dremel hard felt round with something like Semichrome Polish is good. A Dremel rubber polishing point works too.

The file that I used on the bridge is really called a Pillar file.  The sides are parallel without teeth (safe) and the file tapers in thickness.  The other files I've used are a barrette, slitting, joint round edge and round.

The pillar is used to file a really flat surface.  A barrette can also flatten but the sides are chamfered from the top down and along with the top are safe.  You have to watch the chamfered edge with this file because it will cut a notch into a bridge post if you file against it.  A slitting files cross section looks like a diamond with teeth on all sides. The round files can either taper to a point or are parallel.  On the joint round edge the edges are rounded and cut and top and bottom are safe.

The Barrette file can clean up the gears teeth or touch up a screw thread.  The joint round edge file I've used to increase the grease notches on the gear sleeve post and putting a chamfer on the pinion gear yoke cut.  A tapered round is great for opening up those oil holes on the gear sleeve and cutting small oil flow channels.  I've used the slitting file in cutting grease retention notches into the bridge under the gear sleeve. Then cleaning those up with a round file.  

Some of these don't matter one whit.  They were done to see "what if" and to keep my hands busy and away from those honey-do's. (sorry babe, I'm greasy and can't stop now)  

Just don't go overboard playing.  

Erik

Thanks Erik - appreciate the detail.
Cheers, Justin

Quote from: herrscher on October 01, 2012, 11:10:00 PM

Just don't go overboard playing.  

Eric is absolutely rite here. For instance, he opened up lubrication on the gear sleeve, someone who doesn't know what their doing can quite easily turn the sleeve into a useless piece of steel.

Ron

From the sounds of it..think we have a old school machinist in our midst

I've done some engine turning using a big round pencil (carpenter's work well) with a rubber eraser chucked in a mini drillpress and a little polishing compound, cheap, but it works well. you might be able to do it free hand with any drill.

Very Nice! One of the Best reels made by Penn and you just went beyond the usual! Fantastic Job!

SNAPPERHEAD

I feel reel lazy about now. I bought a narrow 4/O That looks a lot like that inside, complete with the bridge eye candy. I haven't even got around to posting a picture.

Brendan,

Post a pix of your reel, we all like eye-candy.

Leo

     I hope this works, I bought this reel from my friend Richard. AKA Chard! I cant take credit for the work and this reel has about 5 years on it since he did it. Hope the pictures go through, tight lines Brendan.

Very nice work !!! I use a piece of Granite from an old counter top with emery paper to lap my parts on . they come down flat real fast



Dave