Hi Guys,

I've unsuccessfully tried to find someone to produce acrylic winding checks and reel seat collars for me.

Can anyone help/point me in the right direction?

many thanks
marty

W.V.A. Custom Rods
UK

G'Day Marty I make my own winding checks only they are not acrylic they are made from casting epoxy .You would need to make some moulds from a silicon moulding liquid .If you are interested in the process drop me an email

Regards Baz

Bundeena
NSW Australia

You can also use acrylic clay to do much the same thing, either from a mold or turned from a formed block. A toaster oven and a lathe would be required.

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Thanks for the replies.

I'm going to have a go at casting my own, with polyester casting resin.

I cast my own soft lures, so hopefully the learning curve wont be too steep or expensive!

all the best
marty

W.V.A. Custom Rods
UK

If you already know that routine you're likely to do pretty well I'd think.

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I recently started casting my own out of leftover wrap finish. when I'm done coating guides I mix in some pigment and pour it into a simple mold. This results in a hollow tube I can put on a mandrell (bolt) and slice off pieces as needed. Works pretty well.

I take Acrylic Bottle Stopper blanks and cut them into more manageable sizes for chocking up into my lathe. They can then be turned into whatever size/shape desired. Lathes can be found at pretty reasonable prices and I only ever use three types of lathe tools for shaping Acrylic - roughing gouge, skew chisel, and round detail finisher.