what's coming off the bench......

[Alto Mare]

work related hazards and fishing reel repair are not normally found in the same sentence, but i found a sharp edge on the aluminum side plate ring of one of the solterras (yeah, those again).  sliced deep into my right thumb, bled like crazy.  had to put about a half hour's worth of pressure on it to stop the bleeding, then found some old steri-strips, wrapped it up with a couple of bandaids and then flex wrap.  had alot of pressure on it at first.  didn't hurt at first and it's just throbbing now.  i'll check it tomorrow to see how the edges line up and decide if i need stitches or not.  gotta be more careful......

Yes boss you got to be more careful, but most times we can't help it.
Okuma should spend a little more time cleaning the sharp edges, this could have happened to anyone .

Sal

[alantani]

the torium 16/20/30's have single dogs.  the pinion gear is not supported by a bearing.  the bearing on the right side supports the right side of the spool, which i think is a better place for it. 

[alantani]

Yes boss you got to be more careful, but most times we can't help it.
Okuma should spend a little more time cleaning the sharp edges, this could have happened to anyone .

Sal

it's healing up pretty good!

[Alto Mare]

Good, I'm glad.
No offense, but if you had my stonemason hands, you probably would have made that sharp edge smooth

[alantani]

yeah, no argument there.....   

[sabaman1]

the torium 16/20/30's have single dogs.  the pinion gear is not supported by a bearing.  the bearing on the right side supports the right side of the spool, which i think is a better place for it. 

Thanks Alan! Hope your hand heals quickly.

     Jim

[theswimmer]

I do my own stitches if it's not to deep.
I know you have good insurance brudda , go to the doc.
Please ?

[alantani]

just checked it and it's healing up fine!   

[David Hall]

So you won't be making an appointment for an amputation any time soon?

[day0ne]

I leave blood all over the place when I work on stuff. When working on cars, I got to the point that I felt it would be easier to just make a fist and hit the engine to get the bleeding out of the way.

[Brewcrafter]

Awesome video tutorial on the "stuck screw". 

[alantani]

back to basics.  if you were going to own one saltwater fishing reel, this would have to be it.

[foakes]

back to basics.  if you were going to own one saltwater fishing reel, this would have to be it.

Yep, Alan —

We call that one "Ole Meat in the Pot".

Great work on all of those varied reels!

A Pro in action...

Best,

Fred

[Gobi King]

  if you were going to own one saltwater fishing reel, this would have to be it.

Alan/Fred,
Pardon the newbie question, but which Penn reel is this?

[MarkT]

Looks like a 113h.