DIY Cave reel
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Bison Ravi
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looks pretty nice!
halocline
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great job!
lucca brassi
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Why did you left clearance between wheel outer side and rope guide ?
Otherwise nice work !
Otherwise nice work !
Cave and wreck reels has to be as simple as possible and one of the most important things is to avoid the rope to jam.
So clearance between parts has to be smaller or much bigger than the rope diameter.
It would be possible to close the gap with an additional part or modified rope guide or make a closed frame handle, but it increase the possibility of rope jamming and makes the design more complicated. The rope guide is relative thin, you can deform it. This can increase or decrease the gap......
With this opened type handle you can change the drum easily.
And other manufacturers use the same design.
The main difference between mine and others is the handle shape.
The handle's surface is domed and rounded everywhere. It is more ergonomic than a plate used by others.
So clearance between parts has to be smaller or much bigger than the rope diameter.
It would be possible to close the gap with an additional part or modified rope guide or make a closed frame handle, but it increase the possibility of rope jamming and makes the design more complicated. The rope guide is relative thin, you can deform it. This can increase or decrease the gap......
With this opened type handle you can change the drum easily.
And other manufacturers use the same design.
The main difference between mine and others is the handle shape.
The handle's surface is domed and rounded everywhere. It is more ergonomic than a plate used by others.
Have you thought about the possibility of fusing between metals. Ie Aluminium and steel? I know it is a real PITA with my underwater housing.
If you are talking about the possibility of galvanic corrosion it is always a risk between different metals in electrolyte. And salt water is a good electrolyte.
For safety reasons and to decrease the rate of galvanic corrosion Loctite screw glue was used between different parts. Fix the screw and behaves a little bit as an insulator.
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