Author Archives: dave49

Progress Report #2

Posted on November 13, 2011 by dave49

I will be making several reels this winter of the design shown on this blog 10 Aug 2011. But I am producing them 2 at a time so the work is less repetitive. Here are frames and spools for the … Continue reading →

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Aluminum End Plates

Posted on November 12, 2011 by dave49

I have been having trouble making end plates for my “aluminum frame reel”, and had to scrap a couple of parts that were nearly finished. The problem was pillar lugs that were not symmetric. At 1.5 inch radius, an 0.1 … Continue reading →

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Boring with the Lathe

Posted on November 2, 2011 by dave49

I have been making end plates for my “aluminum frame reel”. I start with a section of rectangular bar, round the corners for lathe clearance, then remove almost all the material with a roughing end mill. Then I make the … Continue reading →

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Fixtures for Spool End

Posted on October 17, 2011 by dave49

After deciding that the expanding mandrel (previous post) was inadequate, I started thinking about ways to support the spool end blank at its rim. Axial runout must be minimized. This is what I made and think works well. Here you … Continue reading →

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Expanding Mandrel

Posted on October 16, 2011 by dave49

I machine my spool ends (vs. spinning or forming) and it is something of a problem to hold them so that all surfaces can be cut. On seven reels to date, I have clamped the 0.75 diameter back side hub … Continue reading →

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Philbrook & Payne

Posted on October 15, 2011 by dave49

Here is a Philbrook and Payne salmon reel that was recently on Ebay auction. Bidding went over $11K, but “reserve not met”. The listing called it “Phillbrook and Paine” and this may have caused some doubts about authenticity. Reelmaker “Holireels” … Continue reading →

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Shaft

Posted on October 13, 2011 by dave49

I have been trying to make the rather complex end plates for my aluminum frame reels (blog entry of 10 Aug 2011), but having serial failures. So I decided to take a break and make some really straightforward parts, the … Continue reading →

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New Tool Plate

Posted on October 3, 2011 by dave49

When milling the profile of a raised pillar end plate, I screw the work to a tool plate. For the first two raised pillar reels that I made, I used a tool plate that I originally made for milling S … Continue reading →

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Sole of the Foot

Posted on September 25, 2011 by dave49

The AFFTA standard for fly reel feet calls for a 0.350 radius on the bottom. It seems strange that they chose this decimal fraction of an inch; why not 11/32 so the radius can be cut with an 11/16 ball … Continue reading →

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7075 Aluminum

Posted on September 21, 2011 by dave49

The most widely available aluminum alloy for home craftsmen is 6061. I have been using 6061 for many of my reel components. But when I decided that I should make (vs. buy) aluminum screws, I chose alloy 7075 to get … Continue reading →

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