Reel Repair by Alan Tani

 Once upon a time, the 113h had steel trim rings and lugs. I recently stumbled onto such a reel, and gave it the brushed finish look with 80 grit emory cloth. Don't try this with chromed brass rings, or you'll end up with exposed brass

 If you find one of these in the correct dark blue box, the label will say "stainless steel reinforced sideplates"

think of what the fishing reel world would be like if all external penn parts were stainless steel instead of chromed brass.  penn would own the world's fishing market. 

Ok, I've been asked, how can I tell if the trim rings are steel ?

The backside of the steel rings have no shine, just a dull grey tint. Here's a comparison of the chromed brass vs the steel. The one on the left is chromed brass, the other 2 are steel....and yes, this is a USA made 113h

Is the steel magnetic?

Quote from: MarkT on May 29, 2024, 02:00:44 AMIs the steel magnetic?

 Nope, it because this stainless steel is austenitic

Quote from: Maxed Out on May 29, 2024, 06:24:57 PM

Quote from: MarkT on May 29, 2024, 02:00:44 AMIs the steel magnetic?

Nope, it because this stainless steel is austenitic

Had to google "austenitic"    Gettin' pretty techy there Mr. Ted! 

i thought that 300 series stainless steel was non-magnetic, but that 400 series stainless was magnetic.  here is a phil wilson knife with a magnet stuck to it.

Hum, I've never seen a magnet stick to stainless.

Some kind of stainless alloy possibly?

I'm not a metallurgist, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night. 

yeah, i think it's because 400 series stainless has more iron in it.  that makes it harder and more suitable for things like knives.  bearings are 440 stainless, harder than 300 series to carry the load, but they rust easily because of the higher iron content. 

Probably wrong, but a magnet sticks to the "nickel content" in "magnetic stainless", rather than the "steel content"

440 have strong magnetic ,I once complain about a bag of S.S treble hooks that have magnetic and get a big time educated

Few years back I took a little magnet to most of the stainless in my household, nearly ALL of them attracted a magnet.

50 years ago Kencor had conventionals that were pretty much all SS in and out, now long extinct,  parts unobtainum.  Still have a few 4/0s that dad bought back in the day as I suspect they were at a little lower price point the Penns.  Nice reels, but like Newell need the pinion well greased to the spool so they don't freeze up over time.  Penns seem to be a little more rugged.

Quote from: alantani on May 28, 2024, 05:37:16 AMthink of what the fishing reel world would be like if all external penn parts were stainless steel instead of chromed brass.  penn would own the world's fishing market. 

Wonder about the cost/benefit of using ss. Would they be able to stay in business vs the competition? Wonder also if machining stainless steel is more expensive than chromed brass.

I have a container of mostly non-magnetic nuts & bolts, some are only slightly magnetic. For use on mostly my yak parts.

yeah, i hear ya!  sort of like, it's so easy to go broke in the restaurant business serving the best food in town!