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The 3" will fit a 4/5 weight line with no problem, with a small amout of backing as well. It will be a little smaller than 3" - 2 7/8 to be exact,but it will be a real cracker - very nice check to it,very different than my present sound and design. I will be posting pictures of the reel production as it is being made, like Mr.Shamburg and other have done - that was the best thing that I have seen on a forum ever; I think 3000 of the veiws were me! VERY COOL and very nice work indeed! I have not had much time to post with everthing going on with the reels and my other business, but this will change. I heard that they are making an 8th day of the week, so I can work then as well.

As for the 3.5, this will be for switch spey / spey trout size or possible 8/9 single hand work (MUSKY REEL). At least, this will be my application for it.. Both of these reels will be able to fish left / right hand as well. I apologize that it has taken so long for the release of these samller reels. I would have had to change soft jaws and all sorts of jigging in the middle of a run of spey reels. It just made more sense to make 1 run, then start on another size.

The 3 3/4 will be for spey applications; 12 foot rods and short heads, but there will be ample amount of spool space as well. This one will look like the River Spey Reel with the curvy nose and 3 line hole array. This one will be very nice.

I am thinking I will have most of the finishes and face plate options to chose from as well. These reels will be put together as the order is placed, so they can be customized to configure the elements (like my spey reels as well). This takes longer for me, but I like making reels that are different instead of the same reel over and over. Keeps things interesting and fun.

I am also going to making a small run of the symmetry series in titanium with stainless steel accents. These will be very costly to put together and to buy. Truthfully, titanium stinks to cut - it protests in every way possable. It does not polish well and it burns up tooling like its going out of style. It honestly frustrates me in every way I can think of !!!. I think this is why I love the stuff so much. And the finished product looks ? Well, this is how I look during the making of just a face plate. , I will be making full reels from the stuff whether it likes it or not, dagnabbit! Look at the picture of this machine's winding plate - I must do it.

Here are some details of the salmon reel insides:

There are sealing washers on each end of the main shaft to keep the plate and cage together. So canging spools are a snap, everything stays put until you want it to come off. No more fishing for faceplates. This also keeps the sand and grit out and away from ballbearings.
The gears, pawls and titanium bar are cut with an EDM wire machine. EDM stands for very cool machines, in my opinion, are very precise and leave a great finish to the pieces. My guy is a master machinist and I thank him for being so cool about the work as well.
The pawl post is stainless steel. The pawls and gears are tool steel and hardened.
The spool screw is pressed into the spool so this will never get lost. With removal of the spool, all you need to do is remember "leftly loosy, righty tighty". When the spring on the screw pops out, pull the spool straight off . Changing spools is very easy with this model. Feathering a spool is also fun for playing fish, and no knuckle busters - the handle is safely on the other side.

Many of these same features will be in my trout size reels, and if I know me, there will probably be more finishes in the works. If there are finshes or handles,or engraving that sounds interesting, let me know. These custom elements are what makes it fun for me and will be passed on to you at my cost (for the upgrade).
Thanks for the question,
Tim
www.speyco.net

I have also had questions about the delivery time of my reels. I did all the machining first, so it would only be about two weeks, to receive a reel.

Here are some pictures of some of the reels I sent out this week that have elements of interest. Also, in celebration of finding the trick to the pictures - double click does it!


Titanium winding plate / hardcoat III black frame / brass foot

hardcoat III black / aluminum hardware / rosewood handle ( farm raised wood only for this company !)



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Summer Spey Reel ( snake roll uprade ) / hardcoat III plate and spool. The pictures are a bit dusty and I am not very good at taking pictures.

Another fun thing of interest about this reel. It comes apart with 1 screw and the spool is exposed for palming and switching out spools with convenience (like all my reels). A customer asked if this handle would be available on the "Single Spey" trout reel series, so I decided I would.. If there is something you do not see but would like to, please just ask, chances are I will do it if possible. I will be also thinking about anti-reverse and muliplying features as well in the future. These would increase the cost a bit more, but with a base starting point of my salmon reels being $425 there is some room to make upgrades without taking out a second mortgage.




Here is a look of the reel from the spool side. The black marks are just polishing smut and were cleaned off before shipment.Truthfully, I think this cage may have gotten another once over on the polishing wheel before it was ready to go.


This one was fun. This handle is aluminum and diamond knurled. Then hardcoated with a nylon and stainless steel thrust bearing system. Somehow I packed 7 pieces into the handle assembly alone.



A River Spey (snake rolled) with a brass foot. This one is very big and has a very loud strong checker as well. All these reels have three drag settings from the inside. I took a "set it and forget it" philosophy. "And that's good. One less thing to worry about, in my opinion." Right on, Forrest.

Tim
www.speyco.net

The best and most economical way I've found to test the pawl system is to attach the drive post to a high speed drill.� I do this to ensure the pawl system was up to snuff before I reproduce the system.
Tim

Thanks Mark,
There will be many more videos to come. Now that I am getting a grip on how to work this plastic box, sort of!

The drill test is fun, I agree. I felt the unreal amount of force on a reel from steelhead / salmon had to be addressed. I did not want there to be problems. Plus, I had to use a drill. Here is a picture of my dog. I thought about using your method, but I think the only rpms I'd get from her would be too low since they only happen when finding next place to take a nap or if you drop a potato chip! Heck, with the rod she would blow another hip at 2 rpms!

I plan to offer the brass winding plates on all my reels. I only will use the real McCoy. So it will weigh more, but most don't care when it looks as cool as brass does. The concaved cut on the River Spey was to keep the plate stiff and the checking system the same. It did turn out nicely however. When I drew it up in my note book, I had a feeling that it would look cool. I could not wait until the week day to get back to work on the big lathe. It took a few refinements before I was satisfied with the look, but it got there in the end.

I have a question for you Mark. What program did you use for the 3d spec drawing of your reel ? Is it user friendly?. I would love to see the reel before it is turned up. By the way, very nice work on the reel, the handle looks very strong to me. Very curvy, very cool.
Thanks
Tim