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Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Gary Goldsmith
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Date: November 29, 2020 07:08PM
Just started turning my own handles. Can someone tell me how to ream out the cutout for the reel seat? This is mostly for fly rods. Thanks. Gary Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Phil Erickson
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Date: November 29, 2020 07:19PM
I use a Forstner bit, making the cutout on a ring before I glue up the grip. Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
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Date: November 29, 2020 10:04PM
Gary,
What's the O.D. of the reel seat hood?? Herb Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: November 29, 2020 10:07PM
Google Crafty's Cutter inlet tool, got mine at Dan Craft, but he no longer exists. Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Gary Goldsmith
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Date: November 29, 2020 10:08PM
Herb,. I don't have one yet. Just a general question for when I pick one. Gary Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Gary Goldsmith
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Date: November 29, 2020 10:29PM
Crafty cutter looks great but you can't buy it anywhere. I'll try forstner bits I suppose. Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Robert A. Guist
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Date: November 30, 2020 02:35AM
Hello All.
MudHole still sells "Crafty Bits". Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines. Bob, New Bern, NC. Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Bill Hickey
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Date: November 30, 2020 09:32AM
Mudhole carries the Crafty Cutter. I use it, it will handle just about any hidden hood size for fly rod seats or get you close enough so you just need to sand a couple of thousandths off. Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Michal Rozycki
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Date: November 30, 2020 09:54AM
Dremel-type tool. Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Gary Goldsmith
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Date: November 30, 2020 11:03AM
Out of stock Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
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Date: November 30, 2020 03:48PM
I ask about the O.D. because I used a 15/16" hole saw and filed down the outward facing teeth until it cut a .933" hole to accept an REC RSLL and RSLS fly reel seat.
I use smaller hole saws to remove the cork towards the center. Reaming the cork removes the rest. So get a hole saw SLIGHTLY larger than the hole you want. Herb Re: Reaming out reel seat on cork handles
Posted by:
Phil Erickson
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Date: December 03, 2020 03:11PM
I find that a 13/16's Forstner bit fits must reel seats, with a few times having to sand a little afterwards. A 7/8's works for larger reel seats. Forstners remove all the cork (or wood) in one step. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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