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Very nice work,,they will be around for a long time,where did you get the hardware for the spools,are those hollow bolts from a lamp shop?? I'm planing on refinishing a bunch of old ones I have laying around but I want bigger spools on them with adjustable tension for using big bait
On a scale of one to ten how hard was it?I was thinking I'd build some, this is a possibility.
Very nice - Do you have a picture of how the flag is set? I'm not getting it based on the pics but I've only run through once. Were the spool sides cut for you? Do you have a materials list and/or dimensions?And as someone else mentioned, how much? I'll take 6! Seriously, I'd buy a DIY kit of all materials except the wood.
I never thought about a DIY kit. That's not a bad idea. Roughly without looking at my list, it would be about 175 for a DIY Kit of materials minus the wood. This would include all reel parts, flag steel, tripper & clips, flag holder, screws, bolts etc. All my hardware is stainless, trippers are stainless, reels, flag holders, and end caps are aluminum. As I said above, building your own set is not really cheaper, its just more satisfying. If I wasn't going to building a house this spring, I would definitely take some orders.For the flag, there is a small hole in the end of the flag steel which slides onto the pin that is sticking out. Then the tripper holds the steel on the pin. When the tripper is tripped, the flag slides off the pin and bam.....FLAG!I cut the spool sides myself. They were done with a 3.25" hole saw.
If the spool is 3.25" these traps are about 24" long and the wood about 1" square - although the center looks to be larger than the sides. I'm guessing you're going after lake trout/large fish with these?On image 29/57 it shows a hole in the tube for the trigger - what is the purpose of the hole or what is that image trying to show? Any tips for bending the wire in the tube?I see the flag trip now - image 46/57 shows the trigger rod at the pin - when the spool trips the trigger, it moves off and the flag springs.I'm gonna think about a 3/4 scale of this design for my set. As for a budget, I'll keep your number in mind. I'll probably end up spend twice the price anyway trying to figure it all out.I very much appreciate the dialog and the craftsmanship displayed - Man, even the Robertson heads are lined up square - Form follows function and damn closely.