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[Milo Man]

Guys anything can be made with time and patience even your own fishing reel.Here are some pics of the incomplete item. Will post pics of the completed reel once I have had the spool anodized.

 

[Milo Man]

Some more pics

 

[Milo Man]

some more pics

 

[Milo Man]

I have even made one for flying a fishing Kite.

 

[Milo Man]

After Anodizing

 

[Glider]

Very nice! Well done, manna to you!

 

[benniejordaan]

Very nice!
Do you macine it from solid billot aluminium?

 

[Fly Fish]

Hi

What size are they?

Nice for bottoms fishing. :fishn

Just one change I would make do away with the bearings and use brass bushings

 

[Milo Man]

Hi Benniejordaan

 

Yes I do use a solid piece of aluminum.

 

Regards

 

Guarin

 

[Milo Man]

Glider wrote:

Very nice! Well done, manna to you!

Thanks Glider

 

[Milo Man]

Fly Fish wrote:

Hi

What size are they?

Nice for bottoms fishing. :fishn

Just one change I would make do away with the bearings and use brass bushings

Size 90mm Diameter just the thing for the small one's.The big one is 155mm Diameter just the thing for bottom's and kite fishing.

 

Regards,

 

Guarin

 

[tauruck]

Way to go Gaurin.

I like that. Very nicely done.

Check, the JHB okes can graft hey.

 

[Milo Man]

tauruck wrote:

Way to go Gaurin.

I like that. Very nicely done.

Check, the JHB okes can graft hey.

Thanks Tauruck

will keep the pics coming of the completed reel.

Regards,

Guarin

 

[Milo Man]

As Promised some Pics of the reel after Anodising.

 

[Milo Man]

Pic 2

 

[Milo Man]

Pic 3

 

[Ulquiorra]

how do you do that isnt it hard to machine a piece of solid aluminium ?can you please do a little explaination on how you made your reel, please this is special I think if everyone does this they can all save money on buying reels. Man you are awsome gotta say ::respekt:::respekt:::respekt::first

 

[Milo Man]

Thanks

 

I have got my own lathe at home and did all the turning my self as iI am a fitter and turner by trade it was not hard at all to turn the spool and abor shafts on the lathe.

 

regards

 

Milo

 

[tauruck]

Milo, you've been away too long!.

 

[Milo Man]

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