Making a cork arbour for my Seldex

[Tengisgol]

Bit of gaffer tape (can fix anything with that) plus some cork 'mat stack' that I have had forever.





Laid the cork pages over the tape.







and trimmed





the reel is 15/16ths of an inch or 2.4cm. The tape is 5cm width, so I cut it down the middle with a razor blade (watch your fingers!)





wind on the reel



bingo!

[JW1]

Looks very good, hadn't thought of using gaffer tape.

[LuckyLuca]

Nicely done Phil!
Simple ideas are the best ideas.

[OldTackle]

Really wonder what these sheets are originally thought for?
In any case I think they do serve best the way they do now! Well done Phil

[Match Aerial]

Very good ,and simple.
Like it.

[Duebel]

I should try that on my Speedia. Nice idea!

[Olly]

I have used cork tiles or sheets to make 1 cork arbour - then another to fit over that - then another, etc until I thought it was high enough.

I then used Gorilla tape - but the tape must go slightly up the 2 sides to prevent any line getting under the cork arbours.

[Duckett]

Blimey, I wish I had spotted your post Tengisgol before I made my attempt (just spotted the link on the discussion of sheet cork):

viewtopic.php?f=407&t=29139&hilit=grice+cork

I was very careful to cut and fix the cork so it matched the width of the spool precisely but your comment above is correct: to stop line slipping down the sides, the cork needs to overlap the edge, d'oh! I soon realised this and resolved the issue with a layer of insulation tape on top of the cork. It works but your solution is a lot neater and simpler. I shall follow your technique next time I change the line on my Grance & Young.

Phil

[DWW]

Hi , I have just found this thread , and would like to do the same for my Seldex's. However , can you clarify if you wound the cork and tape onto the spool in one long piece please ? Or did you do it in stages ? If it was would on in its entire length did you get a "lump" where the first piece met the spool ?
Cheers
DWW

[Tengisgol]

Hi , I have just found this thread , and would like to do the same for my Seldex's. However , can you clarify if you wound the cork and tape onto the spool in one long piece please ? Or did you do it in stages ? If it was would on in its entire length did you get a "lump" where the first piece met the spool ?
Cheers
DWW

I did it in one long piece and there was no noticeable lump really and certainly not once the first couple of layers of line went on. Good luck!