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[RSG]

After a fire in the finishing division of the place I used to work the rule is now to dispose of them immediately. A pile of rags spontaneous combusted...

[RSG]

You have a few choices, white acrylic paint will work but if you want durability use a casting resin like Alumilite clear cast and their white dye. Once...

[RSG]

Bummer.....can't help ya but, like tearing off a band aid open that wallet and get it fixed and get back to the important stuff - chips 😉

[RSG]

You probably already know, but.....don't forget to torque those bolts after you reinstall the head

[RSG]

Two words...Screw that!...

[RSG]

Yup! exactly what I am doing....but I still may wear a mask when milling, like I do when running the lathe with coolant....

[RSG]

Well I hope you wear a mask at that place Doozer.....sounds like lung cancer in the making.......

[RSG]

That might fly in a market like guitars but it wouldn't in the centerpin reel community. Reels for the Steelhead community is a very niche market, customers...

[RSG]

Several thousand you say???? Seems about right! 😁 That's how I justified my entire machine shop after I fixed a broke item of the wifes! 😀 ...

[RSG]

That's not a bad idea djc! You can see where I get my inspirations from.

I've been doing this for over 25 years and have built a clientele...

[RSG]

I guess my website is up and running if anyone wants to see some reels that have been completed.

For the record, I produce everything in...

[RSG]

Awesome! nice to have a fellow fidget spinner on the forum! Lets see some of your work!...

[RSG]

Nope! I joke with my customers that it's all "RSG" in my shop! But seriously if I ever did go CNC they (my customers) would all walk away......

[RSG]

Doesn't look like black mold, its gritty.... no ventilation and an electric heater. I did just buy a vent fan and will stall it as soon as it arrives...

[RSG]

Phase II and yes it's excellent quality....

[RSG]

I see that there's a problem with the link so here's some pics of the recent reels I've been working on in varying levels of completion. Still a looooong...

[RSG]

Sure, the easiest way to see them is to go to my website.

www.rsgcustomreels.com...

[RSG]

LOL, that little 8" tilting table of mine weighs 175 lbs so lifting it is not an option. I built an electric hoist to lift and swing it onto the...

[RSG]

LOL you noticed that eh! Go right ahead 😉

At first the intention was to make it easy to swap chucks but after buying three 5" chucks...

[RSG]

The mask I use on the lathe when using coolant is the cylinder style with oil mist rated filters so I think it's about as good as I can get. I think the...