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A New Mill | North Branch Reels
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Machining of classic style fly reels. Radius Turning with the Compound Slide →. May 8, 2015. I finally did what many have told me I should do, and that is get a bigger mill for my reel work. Update 12 May 2015: I am trying to adjust to the larger scale of this mill. Here is a comparison of the R8 collet that it uses with the MT1 collet of the Sherline mill. And here is the 3 inch milling vise compared with the Sherline 2 inch vise. I am going to continue with the Sherline rotary tables. At 4 inch dia...
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Ferrule Tool Article | North Branch Reels
https://northbranchreels.com/2015/08/06/ferrule-tool-article
Machining of classic style fly reels. Linear Slide →. August 6, 2015. This article appears in the July/Aug 2015 issue of the newsletter. The originator of the newsletter, Ron Barch, has retired but the newsletter continues under Kirk Brumels. I have a small mill and lathe (Sherline). So I designed this tool as something that I could make with my limited resource. It is not like a tubing cutter; that approach seemed too complex. How to Use the Tool. How to Make the Tool. I include these instructions for t...
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Screwless Vises | North Branch Reels
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Machining of classic style fly reels. Sole of the Foot Revisited →. May 24, 2015. I do not know why these are called “screwless” because clearly there is a screw that pulls the jaws together. I believe that this is a good design because the angled screw pulls the held object down flat onto the vise base. In the foreground here is Sherline’s 2 inch wide milling vise, weighing almost 1 pound. Behind is a 3 inch wide vise from Little Machine Shop, weighing almost 12 pounds. Sole of the Foot Revisited →.
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Acme Tandem Tap | North Branch Reels
https://northbranchreels.com/2015/07/09/acme-tandem-tap
Machining of classic style fly reels. Fitting Reel Foot to Seat. Ferrule Tool Article →. July 9, 2015. This is a tap for cutting acme thread. It is of “tandem” configuration; the lead section cuts a triangular thread and the second section forms the trapezoidal acme profile. I bought it because I have the scheme to make a CNC engraver for decoration of reels. This is the trial nut on threaded rod. The tap made clean threads and clearance can be felt in the 2G class fit. This entry was posted in Threading.
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Foot | North Branch Reels
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Machining of classic style fly reels. A Foot Fixture for the Lathe. July 24, 2016. Since starting this hobby in 2010, I have built about 50 reels. For every one of these, I shaped the top of the reel foot with a vertical mill using this rotary table fixture. This is a labor intensive process … Continue reading →. Fitting Reel Foot to Seat. June 26, 2015. Sole of the Foot Revisited. June 11, 2015. Top of the Foot. July 28, 2014. March 18, 2014. September 16, 2013. My new reel design has a one piece frame,...
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Tools | North Branch Reels
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Machining of classic style fly reels. A Foot Fixture for the Lathe. July 24, 2016. Since starting this hobby in 2010, I have built about 50 reels. For every one of these, I shaped the top of the reel foot with a vertical mill using this rotary table fixture. This is a labor intensive process … Continue reading →. More of Greg’s Reels. March 17, 2016. March 5, 2016. February 29, 2016. February 20, 2016. The control panel for the engraver is now wired. The front has some switches to give me direct cont...
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Radius Turning with the Compound Slide | North Branch Reels
https://northbranchreels.com/2015/05/11/radius-turning-with-the-compound-slide
Machining of classic style fly reels. Mill Alignment →. Radius Turning with the Compound Slide. May 11, 2015. 8220;Any tool can be the right tool.”. 8211; Red Green. Can I make the required cut using my lathe? Some guys would just do this freehand (the material is wood or plastic), but freehand does not work out well for me. I have had Sherline’s compound slide for some time but have seldom used it. It always seems more expedient to just pivot the lathe headstock when I need to turn a taper. Enter your e...
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Rods | North Branch Reels
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Machining of classic style fly reels. August 6, 2015. This article appears in the July/Aug 2015 issue of the newsletter The Planing Form. The originator of the newsletter, Ron Barch, has retired but the newsletter continues under Kirk Brumels. Ferrule Shrinking At the Grayrock 2014 gathering, I was quizzing … Continue reading →. Fitting Reel Foot to Seat. June 26, 2015. Ready for 2015 Trico Season. January 20, 2015. September 6, 2014. August 26, 2014. September 13, 2013. The first time I saw one of these...
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Work Holding | North Branch Reels
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Machining of classic style fly reels. Category Archives: Work Holding. May 24, 2015. I do not know why these are called “screwless” because clearly there is a screw that pulls the jaws together. I believe that this is a good design because the angled screw pulls the held object down flat onto the … Continue reading →. May 17, 2015. Handling Large Bar Stock. December 11, 2014. May 8, 2014. November 19, 2013. February 4, 2013. Most of the raw material for my reels is round or rectangular section bar stock ...
