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Joe Emig
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 30
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used graphite tubing to make UL handle without a reel seat, used self tapping 6-32 brass wood insert nuts screwed and epoxied into brick foam, ground down allen wrench to tighten screws under reel
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Keywords: just playing around
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Great idea. Too bad the Gold plating on the screw adds so much weight. lol!! You fish little dinky rods like that?
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Rich Handrick
Registered: September 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 79
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cool idea - what did you use to drill the holes in the graphite tubing? Also - are the brass screws comfortable to hold onto?
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Great idea Joe, I like the looks of it. Mark
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Joe Emig
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 30
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Billy, the blank is small, but I think that meaty hand makes it look smaller.
Rich, I was worried about that, but I honestly can't even feel them. I don't know if it is where they fall in my hand, or the meaty hand issue. I just drilled the tubing with a regular bit.
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stan mclean
Registered: September 2005
Location: MA
Posts: 321
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Looks really nice. What if you countersunk the holes in the reel and used a different screw? That should allow the screws to sit flush and you wouldn't feel them. Thanks for the pic.
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Joe Emig
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 30
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Thanks Mark. Stan, I thought about countersinking the holes, but that was before I realized that they have to be drilled from the bottom of the reel foot. The body of the reel is in the way when drilling. They are #6 screws, and I really can't feel the screw heads at all.
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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Thu April 5, 2007 12:05pm
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Very cool, Joe.
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billy broderick
Registered: April 2007
Location: I own a small home business "billy b rod co" in Marco island,Naples florida
Posts: 2
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Thu April 5, 2007 11:14pm
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Hey Joe, I love to see your work when you play its always interesting! Perhaps there could be away to make the seat adjustable to move up or down the blank? That would make balencing a breeze
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