I picked up a little shakespeare 1740 awhile back and thought i would go through and make mods while learning details of the pull-out free spool. However, i came to the conclusion that the mechanism was just fine the way it is... nice construction throughout and short of modifying the bearings, will outrun the average tournament caster. I did, however, decide to play around with the handle to sexy it up a bit and make rewinding easier. Aluminum knurled wheel done in style of early Redifor.
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John- that is taking it to a whole other level of craftsmanship! Well done!
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Now that is a nice touch and makes the reel look pretty cool.
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Nice John! Just a thought although it's.a fantastic job I'm partial to black...any ideas? Awesome
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Nice Job John !! Very Nice !! John
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Thanks, guys! Nick, pretty easy to anodize to any color one wanted. Perhaps I’ll consider that if i ever get around to fab-ing the rest of an original reel to go with the handle!
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Hey John ...I can't seem to track down a Redifor Model X
Wanna' just make one for me ?
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Nice work John!
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