Fly fishing reel by Oppie Design

Oppie Design

Hobby & DIY>Sport & Outdoors

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Fishing Gear

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P1S

P1P

X1 Carbon

X1E

A1 mini

P1S, P1P, X1 - Left Hand Base

Designer

3.9 h

1 plate

4.7(3)

A1 mini - Left Hand Base

Designer

5.7 h

2 plates

A1 - Left Hand Base

Designer

5.1 h

1 plate

P1S, P1P, X1 - Right Hand Base

Designer

3.8 h

1 plate

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Description

I've been working on making 3D-printable fishing reel from skratch for a while now and finally got it done.

I will continue to work on this design to provide different options and visual appearances.

Introducing my 3D-printable fly fishing reel, engineered for simplicity and performance.

Designed to be easily assembled, this reel integrates seamlessly with a 608 ball bearing and utilizes standard hardware including threaded inserts and bolts.

Bill of materials, main dimensions and assembly instructions in better resolution are attached as PDF-file.

Key features:

Efficient Design: The entire reel requires just 93 grams of filament, making it lightweight and economical to produce.
User-Friendly Assembly: Designed with DIY enthusiasts in mind, the assembly process is straightforward, requiring only common tools and components.
High Compatibility: The reel uses a 608 ball bearing, a standard part that's widely available, ensuring smooth operation and easy replacement.
Durable and Reliable: Constructed with sturdy materials and standard hardware, this reel is built to withstand the rigors of fly fishing.

Options:

As per revision 02 on June 8th 2024 - Reel base has right and left handed option. Seperate print profiles for both are created.
As per revision 03 on June 13th 2024 - Introducing the 'Sleek Spiral' design – featuring elegant, concentric curves that enhance style with a modern twist. Fully backwards compatible with the original version. Files for the new design (Items 1-3) are uploaded as a seperate plate and raw STLs.

Hardware:

1 x 608 Ball Bearing
2 x CNS 4557 - M4 x 0.7 x 10 bolt or similar socket head bolt
2 x CNS 4355 - M 4 x 6 bolt or similar
1 x AS 1427 - M2 x 6 or similar countersunk M2 bolt
4 x M4 threaded inserts
1 x M2 threaded insert

Bill of materials, exploded view:

Main dimensions:

Assemble instructions:

@Update, Revision 02 | June 8th 2024

General revision description

As few of you have already mentioned in the comment section, I forgot to include items 8 and 9. These are now included in the print profiles. Original file included base meant for left-handed, I now added option for right-handed.

Geometry updates

Item 4 - Mounting hole diameter increased from 6 mm to 7.2 mm to provide more options for bolt selection.
Item 7 - Hole diameter increased from 5 mm to 5.5 mm for easier installation of M4 threaded inserts.
Item 15 - BOM had a mistake M3 bolts instead of M4 bolts. Preferable bolts replaced with correct size different type and size.

BOM

Replaced Item 15 with correct sized bolts. M3 → M4

@Update, Revision 03 | June 13th 2024

General revision description

Introducing the 'Sleek Spiral' design – featuring elegant, concentric curves that enhance style with a modern twist. Fully backwards compatible with the original version. Files for the new design (Items 1-3) are uploaded as a seperate plate and raw STLs.

Documentation (1)

Bill of Materials (1)

Fly_Fishing_Reel_BOM+Assembly_13f21286-6b21-4aab-b045-57b08458727c.pdf

Bill of Materials

Bambu parts

M2x6 SHCS Machine Screw (20PCS) - AA022

B-AA022

× 1

List other parts

1 x 608 Ball Bearing 2 x CNS 4557 - M4 x 0.7 x 10 bolt or similar socket head bolt 2 x CNS 4355 - M 4 x 6 bolt or similar 1 x AS 1427 - M2 x 6 or similar countersunk M2 bolt 4 x M4 threaded inserts 1 x M2 threaded insert

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Comment & Rating (26)

@minist3r

Boosted

Print Profile

P1S, P1P, X1 - Left Hand Base

Other than the few suggestions I've already made, this thing is awesome. I had to charge a few print parameters to get everything to print correctly, like adding a brim to one of the parts that hold everything together and I think the tree supports are harder to remove in some of the shallow holes. Otherwise solid model and solid print profile but not quite perfect.

@plucbernier

Print Profile

P1S, P1P, X1 - Left Hand Base

great design! can be fonctional if printed properly!

@Serpent

Filament for nothing. The are no parts 8 and 9.

The designer has replied

@OppieDesign

Ops. Seems like I forgot to include them on the print profile. I will add them today, so no worries 😉

@OppieDesign

Print profiles now include items 8 and 9. Thank you for pointing that out.

@Serpent

Replying to @OppieDesign :

Thanks for the missing parts. Part 8 I turned over and printed with tree support. You didn't specify the type of bearing. I'm guessing it's 608 (8*22*7).

@user_4015648910

looking good- what means left and right hand base. ( I would love to print it for my husband who normally uses right hand for casting the line and left hand for reel line in)- which profile should I use?

The designer has replied

@OppieDesign

Thank you for taking interest in my reel design. You should use "left hand base".

@user_4015648910

Replying to @OppieDesign :

thanks

@minist3r

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I love this and you totally deserve to win the fishing contest. I'm also in the contest so that should tell you how great this is. I do have a couple nitpick things as a designer and fly fisher though. The use of M4 and M2 bolts is a bit odd to me considering the most common used sizes are M3 and M5. Bumping those screws up 1MM could add a bit more strength to the attachment points and it looks like there is enough material around the holes to make that an easy change. The second thing, an adjustable disc drag would be a welcome addition to the design. I know I prefer the silence of a disc drag compared to a click and pawl design and it should be fairly easy to design one that uses small compression springs to apply pressure to a couple of washers. If you send me a .step file, I'd be happy to try and design one for this model.

The designer has replied

@OppieDesign

Thank you for your kind words! I'm very glad you give me some constructive criticism. Comments like yours give me the opportunity to improve the design further. I'll take your notes into consideration and try to come back with improvements in the near future. Unfortunately, I won't make STEP files available just yet. The research and design process took a considerable amount of time. I want to roll out updates and work further on this project, so I think it's only fair that I hold onto the raw files for a bit longer. I will surely share them for everyone in the future, so stay tuned :)