Static magging a Penn torque and other reels

[BAUMANNATOR]

100%. The proximety is critical, and the effect of only a small amount of adjustment has a large effect. Now stop worrying about where you thought wrong, at least you tested your theory, otherwise you would of been frustrated trying to get results.

[LGF]

Tested , if only you knew, took plastic spools, stuck alu tape over them, mounted that to a small electric motor, speeded that up, had magnets in various configurations at all places, then switched the motor off and timed it, hmmmmm then timed the motor without the mags, hmmmmm no diffs, all I can think of is the alu tape was way too thin to have been able to allow for the creation of any decent eddy's to fight back.




Yeah, I know I should stop worrying, but it is my nature, got a nice FM radio when I was some pre-schooler, got a moerse hiding the following day, as I had stripped it to see how it works, my parents were not impressed. Tooooooooooooo inquisitive ? Cannot leave something until I have figured out!

[REEFMAN]

Right, so onto the Trini 30...
 
Using Bauman's logic of making things adjuastable, I used a nut and bolt. The nut has a flange on it, made things more stable. I ground the nut down at an angle to compensate for the curve of the side plate, and cut the bolt shorter so that it fits inside the spool. Glued the flanged nut on, and screwed the bolt in, now it's adjustable! Magnet fits on top of the bolt head.

[REEFMAN]

The clearance...

[LGF]

Reefs, looks like you are very busy!!!!!
Listen I saw Mike-Pike this morning at That Rib Place and bumped into Etienne too, anyhow dropped the magnets off, so he has yours and that Jeep Owner's too


Gonna try and do the tut the 3rd time now........ 1st time I forgot to save, 2nd internet "eh eh got some Gov. infection" and refused to do anything"


So here goes the 3rd try.

[2bar.boost]

Nice job Reefz, you should add some teflon tape to the bolt thread so it doesnt shake loose and changes your setting.
Like the normal thread/plumbing tape, just so there is a little bit of resistance on the bolt when turning it

[REEFMAN]

Yup  all the grinding that bolt took, has made the thread quite stiff and resistant to turning, so it shouldn't be a problem.

[MIKE PIKE]

Looking forward to Mondays R&D ....   YOIKS .... the magnets Henk got us are strong and i mean strong , amazing ... will bring them with + i got some nice small round washers that can be epoxied onto the reel to place the magnets on , of varying thickness so as to get the magnet distance from the rotating spool pretty close or at an effective distance from the spool i'll bring em all with as well .

[LGF]

Mike, Tony and What's his name, uhhmmmm OH yeah Mr Homith the III, remember to try and not let those little buggers snap together, takes some getting use to, I broke a couple, they are rather brittle, especially if they snap together, not as bad when they snap onto a piece of metal

[LGF]

PS: did the tut , Guys please feel free to criticise or to add or anything.
 
http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=17731.0

Please Give to BAUMANNATOR, he introduced us to this interesting concept .

[2bar.boost]

Yup  all the grinding that bolt took, has made the thread quite stiff and resistant to turning, so it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Lofty]

Hi,can you do this to any multiplier or only some..?And after it's been magged,don't you need to control the spool with your thumb at all,or is there still a little breaking needed with ones' thumb?If possible I'd like to do my Fathom 30 and Torium 30... just don't know where to find these rare earth mags here in Mosselbay area yet...lastly,if you use say a 4 ounce sinker while fishing and later decide to use a 6 ounce for example,will the maggs handle that or do they then need to be bigger or does the force/eddys stay the same in controlling the spools' speed...?

[Charles]

Hi,can you do this to any multiplier or only some..?And after it's been magged,don't you need to control the spool with your thumb at all,or is there still a little breaking needed with ones' thumb?If possible I'd like to do my Fathom 30 and Torium 30... just don't know where to find these rare earth mags here in Mosselbay area yet...lastly,if you use say a 4 ounce sinker while fishing and later decide to use a 6 ounce for example,will the maggs handle that or do they then need to be bigger or does the force/eddys stay the same in controlling the spools' speed...?

Valid questions Lofty. I am also interested

[2bar.boost]

Looks like you can do it to any multiplier that has enough space. Depends on how much magnetic charge you apply.
More magnetic charge=less thumb and vise versa, depends on what you want, if you want leka eazzzzy relaxing days
at the beach like me you need lotsa mag lol. Found it can be as simple as only touching the spool to stop it when the
sinker hits the water...to tap the spool once when the sinker leaves and then hits the water...too leaving my thumb on
the spool with almost no pressure. Thats the only upside of factory fitted mag assist

[2bar.boost]

1 ounce difference in sinker weight shouldnt be very noticeable, muscle memory will probably thumb the reel anyways ;)

[LGF]

Hi,can you do this to any multiplier or only some..?And after it's been magged,don't you need to control the spool with your thumb at all,or is there still a little breaking needed with ones' thumb?If possible I'd like to do my Fathom 30 and Torium 30... just don't know where to find these rare earth mags here in Mosselbay area yet...lastly,if you use say a 4 ounce sinker while fishing and later decide to use a 6 ounce for example,will the maggs handle that or do they then need to be bigger or does the force/eddys stay the same in controlling the spools' speed...?

This can be done to any multiplier reel in principle as long as the spool is made of a metal.


If your magging is on the spot, then in theory, (our bass bait casters in practice and reality on e set correctly can be coasted with force without any additional force being applied) there would be no need for any pressure from your thumb.


If you have a problem getting these magnets, let me see if I can find the online site for a company located in Somerset something, not too sure, but you could order from them, otherwise we could get you some and courier it to you.


If you intend on using different weights, I would suggest that you install the steel magnet mounting plate and then test which magnet/s and in what configuration/s works for say each of the weights you often use and then just swop them out when you change the weights.

[sparky]

http://www.magnetech.co.za/

[LGF]

http://www.magnetech.co.za/

Thanx Sparky, Lofty, here's another distributor, although they are in Midrand, might still be useful if you don't come right with the previous one.


http://www.modernmagnetics.co.za/

[LGF]

Does someone know of a very good ointment for Tony and Mike's shoulders and arms?    They're probably going to need it, as it seems they're still swopping magnets and casting their arms off

[Lofty]

thanks for the links,what would you say is the most common sizes/thicknesses to look at for now...?I'd say between 5-10mm x 2-5 mm thickness...?