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Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: marc trejo (---.mycingular.net)
Date: October 11, 2012 05:59PM

Hello all
I am redoing an old rod i picked up. It has a wooden handle in great condition that i am going to restain, but how can i take off the old reel seat without damaging the rod? I stripping off the guides a repainting it but i am stuck on getting the old reel seat of. Any suggestion. Thought about cutting with a dremel tool but as a last resort.

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Re: Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: Barry Chapman (---.41.70.115.static.exetel.com.au)
Date: October 11, 2012 06:10PM

G'Day Marc The Dremel is how I have cut off reel seats .You cut in a spiral along the length taking care that you don' t cut into the blank .Once it's cut use a screwdriver or something similar to prise the seat apart .You can also make the cut using a hacksaw still using the spiral cut . I'm sure others will chime in to give you their methods & then take your pick which one suits you.

Regards Baz

Bundeena
NSW Australia

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Re: Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: marc trejo (---.mycingular.net)
Date: October 11, 2012 06:29PM

Thanks Baz
I appreciate it i kind of thought it was going to come to that. Now you know were i can get a steady hand. Lol

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Re: Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: Barry Chapman (---.41.70.115.static.exetel.com.au)
Date: October 11, 2012 08:22PM

Marc just stay off the booze until you finishing the cutting . I should have added that I also use hot water to soften the glue when prising the seat apart . I wear rubber gloves & run it under the hot water tap in the laundry . It probably took about 10-15 mins to do

Regards Baz

Bundeena
NSW Australia

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Re: Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: marc trejo (---.mycingular.net)
Date: October 11, 2012 09:14PM

Lol ok thanks for the info. I will try that

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Re: Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: Michael Danek (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: October 12, 2012 12:22AM

If this rod is typical of most old rods, just heat a deep pan of water that will allow imersion of the seat, let the seat get hot, and it should slide right off. I just did one a couple weeks ago, piece of cake.

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Re: Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: Dennis Danku (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: October 12, 2012 01:26AM

Marc, If your not concerned about saving the reelseat use a heatgun to seperate the handle.
Also, if the rod is very old there may be a pin thru the reelseat which must be removed.

Dennis J. Danku
(Sayreville,NJ)

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Re: Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: Greg Foy (---.dsl.sntc01.pacbell.net)
Date: October 12, 2012 12:27PM

I have tried the heat gun approach and it can get too hot, damaging the blank (oops!). I put reelseat in plastic bag and held in boiling water to soften epoxy and it worked. If you're going to trash the reelseat just cut down the middle and pry off, careful of the blank.

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Re: Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: marc trejo (---.mycingular.net)
Date: October 13, 2012 08:45PM

Thanks everyone i appreciate the ideas. No i dont plan on saving the reel seat i plan on buying a new one

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Re: Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: marc trejo (---.mycingular.net)
Date: October 13, 2012 08:45PM

Thanks everyone i appreciate the ideas. No i dont plan on saving the reel seat i plan on buying a new one

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Re: Taking off an old reel seat
Posted by: Michael Danek (50.42.134.---)
Date: October 25, 2012 10:42AM

Often the hot water approach with no cutting will do the job. Try it first.

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