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Realistic Fly Fishing Reel

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Juliano85Published: May 24, 2018
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Introduction: I have been fly fishing for a few years now and always wanted to design a fly reel - I have printed the other ones available (SublimeLayers reel is fantastic) but wanted to challenge myself to design a realistic looking fly reel based on the major brand designs. It is a combination of a few fly reels that I own and was pleased with the result when I printed it. This reel uses no supports - and is a superglue construction design for PLA. Fly reels are notorious for printing as the design requires a lot of supports, this design negates this. It also does not require a heap of washers, screws or bearings so it can be printed quickly. I have included the iges file to others to modify / use / remix or adjust tolerances. Credit goes to SublimeLayers who inspired me to use the "Zip tie" click pin method. Hardware / Tools Required: - Superglue (or any other good PLA glue that you use) - 2 M3x10mm Screws and Nuts for the reel seat support (or use glue if you don't h