Marbleizing Part 2 "The Reel"
Having been challanged to do a reel, I found a canidate that volunteered. I am using an old Martin plastic reel for this experiment. My first step was to completely dis-assemble every part I could (internaly and externaly) and degrease everything. I also made a sketch of what went where so I'd have a guide for re-assmbly when finished. I this case it's a simple click and pawl drag reel , so it wasn't too difficult.
Next having figured out what colors I wanted I prepared everything as I mentioned before in my Part1 post. Now.....the marbleizing effect was more difficult than doing a section of blank , because Getting the swirl effect had to be done by hand , not having the ability to place these parts on a rod turner. So I had to give the epoxy more curing time and then work fast brushing and toothpicking my way through the process. Below you will see the steps up to the final drying and re-assembly. If all goes as expected and I am able to assemble the reel without any tolerance problems all will be a sucess. I will report either way and hopefully show the completed reel with its new skin......Ed
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