Category Archives: Pawl

Bronze Frame Reel – Pawl

Posted on February 21, 2017 by dave49

The clicker has taken me more development time than any other reel feature, except possibly for the aluminum anodization process. I started out thinking that the pawl should be made from steel, since that is what I observed on commercial … Continue reading →

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Reel 37 Pawl

Posted on March 23, 2014 by dave49

The acetal pawl is slightly asymmetric so that line payout is at higher resistance than retrieval. In earlier reel designs I put a spacing washer between the pawl and backplate, but this little washer was difficult to make. Here the … Continue reading →

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Pawl Modification

Posted on January 22, 2014 by dave49

This is the pawl shape that I have used for some time now. I like it because the active part of the spring is just a straight wire (easy fabrication). This wire bears on the pawl at the top edge … Continue reading →

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Downsized Click

Posted on September 3, 2012 by dave49

My new “Fixed Spindle Reel” is 2.78 inch diameter, but I also intend to make a smaller version of 2.28 inch diameter. The two versions can use mostly the same parts, except that end plates and spool ends must be … Continue reading →

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Pawl Testing at Higher Speed

Posted on August 23, 2011 by dave49

This is the seventh posting in this blog on durability testing of ratchet and pawl materials. Previous posting are: 1. Picture of tester based on a “gearmotor”, 25 rpm (30 May 2010) 2. First results from tester (22 Aug 2010) … Continue reading →

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Two More Plastics for Pawls

Posted on May 7, 2011 by dave49

Someone brought Ertalyte and Ertalyte TX to my attention as possible materials for pawls. The data sheet properties looked promising, so I bought a small quantity of each and made pawls. I tested these on the low speed tester, as … Continue reading →

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Pawl Wear Test, Higher Speed

Posted on April 13, 2011 by dave49

My original pawl wear test (post of Nov. 16, 2010 ) used a gearmotor that ran at 20 rpm.  The wear pattern on a pawl showed an impression on the flank of the pawl where each ratchet tooth initially made contact, … Continue reading →

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Alternative Pawl Design

Posted on April 11, 2011 by dave49

Some months ago, the pawl arrangement used by Brent came to my attention . Brent (eotr) is a prolific creator of new reel designs and a regular contributor to Rod and Reel Maker’s Forum.  He is also a very helpful guy. His configuration uses … Continue reading →

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Pawl Wear Test, Redone

Posted on November 16, 2010 by dave49

Refer to earlier posts titled “Results of Pawl Wear Test” (Aug 2010) and “The gearmotor that wasn’t a gearmotor” (Sept 2010). After discovering a possible misoperation of my first pawl test fixture, I built a new tester using a real … Continue reading →

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The gearmotor that wasn’t a gearmotor

Posted on September 6, 2010 by dave49

First of all, I must say that the pawl test data that I previously posted (Aug. 22, 2010 : Results of Pawl Wear Test) cannot be relied upon. I now realize that the “gearmotor” that I used for this test … Continue reading →

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