Monthly Archives: March 2011

Two Reels Finished

Posted on March 22, 2011 by dave49

I reduced the anodizing current, so now it is taking 14 hours to plate the parts for 1 reel (7 runs @ 2 hours). Finally got enough parts done to assemble two reels. These two have identical spools, but the … Continue reading →

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Anodizing Problem

Posted on March 6, 2011 by dave49

I have machined and sanded all the aluminum parts for 5 reels, but have been putting off the anodize process. It’s boring, 1 hour per part, 7 parts per reel. Today I finally started. The first part, an S-crank, came … Continue reading →

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Metal Finishing

Posted on March 3, 2011 by dave49

When I made my first reel, I used wet/dry sandpaper to remove tool marks on the aluminum parts. On lathe parts such as rings and spool ends, I started with 320 grit and progressed through 600 and 1200 and ended … Continue reading →

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