I've have two handle problems that I'm seeking advise on. My 1899 Shakespeare steelhead reel the handle will
not rotate,I'm contemplating buying a p-foot replacement knob to fix this problem, I also have a Stuart perfect reel that has no handle or for that
matter even a pin to install one on, just a hole in the winding plate , Any suggestion before I start making a shoulder bolt arrangement to fix this?
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how to fix broken reel handles ?
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The 1899 may just have dirt accumulation preventing it from rotating -- and if so you might try applying Boeshield to it a couple of times a day for a few
days. It is a penetrating lubricant that might free up the handle. However, if the handle is swollen internally it might loosen it only slightly.
The Stuarts handle seems to be a weak point. Owners who still have the original handle have sometimes fixed them with a spot of epoxy. I would say proceed with whatever fix you plan -- the $ value is not too great so you are not adversely affecting. Good luck, Dennis
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Posts: 1760 11/24/2009 12:54 |
spey,
I've also had trouble on a nice Bauer that the wooden handle didn't rotate when you operated the reel. Pain!! After trying multiple times w/a penetrating oil I found the simple fix wasn't in the diameter swelling on the center pin. The dang thing was too long! I took a piece of 100 grit sandpaper, tore off a sliver and inserted it between the end of the little handle and the metal ass'y. piece it was attached to and spun the wooden handle against the rough paper for a few minutes. Freed it right up!! Jeremy. |
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Posts: 3314 11/24/2009 14:18 |
thegubster wrote:Are you positive that the handle was too long and not that the spindle it rotated on was too short? Perhaps each part individually was within tolerance, but the spindle was at the short end and the handle at the long end. 
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mer wrote:Hey, cut it out you.... 
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