Steve Ruff
Well-known member
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas as to how to go about straightening a handle on a Speedia reel which is slightly bent ...
it looks like one of the handles may have had a knock sometime over the last 30+ years or so and is slightly bent inwards by about 3mm : i.e. its about 3mm bent inwards / off straight from where it should be at the top of the reel handle.
Its not bent that much and I could probably put up with it (it adds character I keep telling myself ...) it but its a tad annoying and it would be nice if there was an easy fix which didn't risk either breaking the handle or damaging the spool.
It spins like a top with no wobble and so I don't want really want to try and force the riveted handle pin over and end up knackering the handle / plastic surround or bending the spool.
Was contemplating a 170 mile trip up to Redditch tomorrow - The annual Vintage Tackle Fair - where I believe there may well be a centrepin wizard who could work his magic but its a long round trip so I thought I would first ask the wise folk from Fishing Magic if they had any ideas ....
So ... any ideas or do I get the sat nav out for tomorrows trip ?
Picture ...
http://www.fishingmagic.com/photos/data/500/Speedia.JPG
Steve
it looks like one of the handles may have had a knock sometime over the last 30+ years or so and is slightly bent inwards by about 3mm : i.e. its about 3mm bent inwards / off straight from where it should be at the top of the reel handle.
Its not bent that much and I could probably put up with it (it adds character I keep telling myself ...) it but its a tad annoying and it would be nice if there was an easy fix which didn't risk either breaking the handle or damaging the spool.
It spins like a top with no wobble and so I don't want really want to try and force the riveted handle pin over and end up knackering the handle / plastic surround or bending the spool.
Was contemplating a 170 mile trip up to Redditch tomorrow - The annual Vintage Tackle Fair - where I believe there may well be a centrepin wizard who could work his magic but its a long round trip so I thought I would first ask the wise folk from Fishing Magic if they had any ideas ....
So ... any ideas or do I get the sat nav out for tomorrows trip ?
Picture ...
http://www.fishingmagic.com/photos/data/500/Speedia.JPG
Steve