It is a 2 3/4" reel for Nos. 2-3 Kingfisher lines (#4-5) and every single part has been scratch-built at home, using a 1954 small Myford lathe.
Reel-making..
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Watermole+
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Reel-making..
This is my first try at making a fly-reel.
It is a 2 3/4" reel for Nos. 2-3 Kingfisher lines (#4-5) and every single part has been scratch-built at home, using a 1954 small Myford lathe.
It is a 2 3/4" reel for Nos. 2-3 Kingfisher lines (#4-5) and every single part has been scratch-built at home, using a 1954 small Myford lathe.
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That is lovelly. How long did it take you?
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A work of art WM+. :hat:
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Great workmanship. I wish I had the skill :thumb:
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Lovely!
I want a Myford so bad.
I want a Myford so bad.
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Beautiful engineering.
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What a lovely creation , i tried making a pin on my 1961 Myford but failed miserably.
That is wonderful :hat:
That is wonderful :hat:
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Haydn Clarke
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That is truely fantastic work. How nice to be able to make something beautiful and unique for you to enjoy for yourself. I would dearly love to be able to make something like that.