I have seen reels that have been drilled and riveted and the foot repair is quite obvious. Can anyone tell me how to repair an existing foot or attach a new one and have it look reasonably correct.
Dave
How do I fix the foot on my reel
Maybe not very helpful, but ideally it should be repaired using the same method used to make it to begin with: Brazing, soldering, riveting, screwing, machining... All of which require a greater or lesser degree of competence within each area. DIY-jobs by almost-got-it-right folks are often worse than the broken embodiment.
If you have a broken reel, please tell us more- maybe somebody here knows a trick.
Or if you're still not sure, ask a pro. Soldering or brazing? Ask a silversmith, they do it all day. Perfectly. Screwing? Ask a machine shop; they do little else.
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Doc.
If you have a broken reel, please tell us more- maybe somebody here knows a trick.
Or if you're still not sure, ask a pro. Soldering or brazing? Ask a silversmith, they do it all day. Perfectly. Screwing? Ask a machine shop; they do little else.
Did that help?
Doc.
Reel Foot
What kind of reel is it ? what is wrong with the foot ? The other day someone was trying to repair the holes in the foot of a #33, but maybe he didn't understand that some of these reels had holes in the foot. 