Wrighter Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 Incredibly cool! Where do you get your plans? Design any from scratch? I made my own reel from scratch but had to outsource the machining work. Would have been cool to make some parts myself like you have done, but I don't have a shop. I also utilized some cnc lasercutting in my design. Art done by myself based on some good memories from the river. If you're interested in tossing a disc drag system in one of your reels I might be able to help out with a design. The disc drag in this reel worked out great. Very smooth and trouble free so far in 2 seasons of use Quote
eotr Posted May 19, 2020 Author Posted May 19, 2020 Nice looking reel. Glad to hear that your disc drag worked out well. Your response is timely. I'm just getting ready to cut metal on a couple of large arbor disc drag reels. I've made a few of these with cork disk drag but I'm open to suggestions. I design from scratch so all options are open. Please PM a copy of your drag design - I may change my design and incorporate yours. BTW - is that an iron ring in your first photo?? Brent Quote
Wrighter Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 Pm sent! You can probably make many improvements to my design, it was my first go at it. Funny thing when I was blindly searching for a good one-way bearing to use, I ended up settling on a one-way bearing that was made for RC cars. Ended up being the same one-way bearing that Nautilus uses haha. Hatch uses a different one way bearing, also made for RC cars. Yes it is an iron ring, finished at uofc a few years ago. I almost did a fly reel design as my 4th year project but unfortunately I was the only fisherman in my group so others weren't so inspired to do that project haha 1 Quote
FishnChips Posted May 28, 2020 Posted May 28, 2020 I held this centrepin a few days ago, it is splendid. Beautifully executed and free wheels in balance that ie eye-watering in its precision. Quote
eotr Posted May 28, 2020 Author Posted May 28, 2020 44 minutes ago, FishnChips said: I held this centrepin a few days ago, it is splendid. Beautifully executed and free wheels in balance that ie eye-watering in its precision. Thanks for your kind assessment. Quote
eotr Posted May 28, 2020 Author Posted May 28, 2020 My next project - inspired by Wrighter Stacked Rulon/Stainless drag The reel... 2 Quote
eotr Posted April 28, 2021 Author Posted April 28, 2021 Finally finished the 2 Rulon/Stainless stacked drag large arbor reels... - the guts of the drag assembly 2 1 Quote
eotr Posted April 29, 2021 Author Posted April 29, 2021 And here are the two 4" large arbor cork drawbar drag reels... 3 Quote
eotr Posted April 29, 2021 Author Posted April 29, 2021 Thanks Monger Next project is a 4” Wide Drum Perfect - photos to follow mid-summer 1 Quote
eotr Posted May 9, 2021 Author Posted May 9, 2021 I made a few clock reels to pass the time while making the 4" LA reels. You could always pop the clock out and fish these reels. 3 1 Quote
bowbonehead Posted May 9, 2021 Posted May 9, 2021 You just need a big flat and a good bonefish to test it out....... nice work Quote
Fly007 Posted May 10, 2021 Posted May 10, 2021 I admire the quality of the craftsmanship. Amazing work. Quote
eotr Posted March 1, 2022 Author Posted March 1, 2022 Another one from this past winter's work... 4-1/4" Wide Drum Perfect spey reel 2 Quote
eotr Posted March 9, 2022 Author Posted March 9, 2022 Another spey reel with a slightly different drag system. This one uses a drum drag with a Micarta brake shoe. The clicker is bi-directional and provides some sound with just enough resistance to prevent over spooling. 2 Quote
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