repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

[mellowyellow]

anyone ever had to repair the foot on one of these<br />old girls? appears to be aluminum? JB weld?<br />any sugesstions appreciiated.<br />thanks,<br />M.Y.

 

[crab bait]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

carbon fibre.. glue on the broken piece with ZAP medium C A glue.. in the 'green labled bottle '.. that's just to hold it together.. then CA glue on the carbon fibre on top & bottom ( sandwich the break) with it.. then coat with epoxy.. <br /><br />garrantee not to EVER break.. <br /><br />i fixed many ..<br /><br />try a good hobby shop for the supplies.<br /><br />if'n can't locate,, let me know .....

 

[Yepblaze]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

Eba y

 

[ebbtide176]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

i guess its gonna be considered pure BS that i ran a search on crabbies carbon fiber fix, and didn't post it cause i wasn't sure... lol<br /><br />i honestly was thinking that or tig weld. but the post i found was for a guy with a graphite reel needing repair...crabbie the rc model flyer, something i want to do one day<br /><br />may02, search for 'carbon fiber',fishing forum

 

[crab bait]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

yeah,, i never 'did' an alminuim reel seat.. but i'm sure it'll work..<br /><br />yeah, EBB .. model flyin' a BLAST.. it's called 'THE HOBBY'.. cause no hobby can't compare.. it's open ended to say the least..bigger & better, 1/4 scale warbirds /jets with R E A L ( an i mean real ) jet enines..costing about $ 600.oo an engine.. <br />best to buy an R/C MODELERS mag.. order from TOWER HOBBIES..<br /><br />go with a A R F ..almost ready to fly.. HOBBICO AVISTAR to start..<br /><br />but most impairative... seek instruction<br /><br />find a flyin' field near you.. <br /><br />ask a hobby where.. or check web.. AMA..<br />a modelers assco..

 

[mellowyellow]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

thanks Crab

 

[ebbtide176]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

yep crabbie, i had the bug bad a few yrs ago. i went to a local RAF field many times and talked to the guys there. it was neat watching em fly those things. i might try to get one in a couple yrs, if i get done with my construction projects at home hey- thanx for the tips tho

 

[NOSLEEP]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

If you epoxy the broken reel foot. How will you<br />mount it flush to the rod ?

 

[ebbtide176]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

with those deals on ebay, i guess that might be the ticket. a replacement housing.

 

[ebbtide176]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

yo MY! i was talking to my pop about mitchell 300's and he said if i wanted to get one, i might want to avoid getting one without anti-reverse. he said he believed there were some 300's that were like this, but not sure. he has a 300a. i was wondering if you remembered which ones come with anti-reverse. and if there are some with silent anti-reverse?

 

[FLATHEAD]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

Mellow, I got a couple old mitchell 300 in good working order sittin around if you really want one let me know. They go for 15 to 20 on ebay so hows 10 bucks sound.<br /><br />----------------<br />Flathead

 

[crab bait]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

that's the beauty.. the carbon fibre is soooo thin that it doesn't affect it..!!<br /><br />it's a little more invuled,, guys, if & when you's go an do it ,,,give me a hail..

 

[mellowyellow]

Re: repairing foot on old Mitchell 300 reel

thanks guys, these old reels are better than anything new on the market today IMHO. this one<br />was my dad's so think I'll fix her. crab's carbon fibre recipie sounds interesting, but not sure if i can find the ingredients round here.