LONG  REEL  280x160

Reel for 1kg polyamide line.

 
Ø1,6mm, 600m/kg,

resistance 70kg,

          800 turns

 

The handles are removable.

Material:
2 ply-wood plates 280x160mm
4 ply-wood plates 180x80mm

wood screws with flat countersunk head :

   2 screws Ø5 x 80mm

   6 screws Ø4 x 20mm
2 supports for tubes assembly

2 handles

wood glue

Fabrication

Draw and cut the plates

Drill 2 holes Ø4.5mm for centering the plates

 Glue the 4 plates 180x80mm and center with 2 rods Ø4mm
With a rasp, plane the hub and sand the surface(recover the sawdust)

Shape the two plates 280x1600mm with a rasp and sand it.

Glue the two plates on the hub, and center with the two Ø4mm rods.

Set on each side plate 2 screws Ø5x80mm, at the handle location. There must be drilled first a deep hole Ø3.5mm for the screwing part, and a Ø4mm drill for the smooth part. The screw will be drive 2 to 3mm deeper to the face.

Finishing

Mix half a glass of sawdust with wood glue to obtain a sooth paste.

Cover the corners between the side plates and the hub, 5 to 6 mm thick, and smooth with a wet finger.

Fill the holes over the screw heads.
Let dry overnight
When well dry, sand it.

Drill a hole Ø4mm starting from a side, and coming out in the hub. On the side, set a box Ø8mm deep at the entrance of this hole. This hole will be used to fix the start tip of the line on the reel.

Assembly the supports of handles on the hub.

Mount the handles.

Entering in the hub side, drive through the tip of  the line in the hole, and getting it out off the side, make a wedging knot.

Wind the line.