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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!

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

Nicely done Phil!
Simple ideas are the best ideas.

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

Very good ,and simple.
Like it.

I should try that on my Speedia. Nice idea!

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.

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

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

DWW wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 4:48 pm 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!