Corcut, is that spring a one piece or two. I don't have that design and it would be nice to understand that mechanism.
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Posts: 173 11/22/2008 09:06 |
MFRS - I believe that it is a two piece spring.
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Posts: 121 11/22/2008 12:53 |
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Posts: 45 11/24/2008 13:36 |
As a follow-up to ScottishTrouts request, here are more photos of my 3 1/2 inch light frame Dingley reel. Considering the other similar reels in this post -- I
wonder if they ever had a darker finish -- if so it was very weak, as it is hard to imagine all three would have recieved such complete polish jobs.
Dennis 
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Posts: 92 11/24/2008 17:48 |
I have a similar reel in 3 1/2 inch but no line guide or tensioner screw. It to is bright finish,don,t have pic of it but will try and get one to post tonight.
I don,t think the pillars are as narrow as yours though. Daryl
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Posts: 369 11/24/2008 18:18 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger |
On a current thread about Sharpes, Scottishtrout says:
"John W, made a series of reels using duralumin tube, sweating in a circular disc then cutting ports in the tube. The result was a very lightweight reel needing little machining and no metal waste." Looking at these thin framed reels it appears that they are of one piece construction, not the normal soldered pillars we associate with Dingley. The foot pillar on Sparquero's certainly looks to be part of the casting (?) / tube (?) There is also the question of the different finish? Could the owners of these thin framed reels confirm? Hmmmmmmm??? Brian |
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Posts: 46 11/24/2008 19:22 |
Brian, yes, I would say that the ports for the cage are machined. They are a very distinct profile. Also note in the photos of the various reels how there is a
small step inside the frame at about the same point as the cage begins.
The material is soft -- a good knock will bend the cage and you could almost bend it by hand. Dennis |
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Posts: 93 11/24/2008 22:37 |
Well guys if I can get them posted here are some pic,s of my odd ball Bampton.
 This is shiney back with stamp and hex nut.
 Mine has a scew to hold spool and I expect
original finish still shows under it,it looks darker than in pic.
 Couple of the foot and pillar it,s screwed
to.Last pic of these 2 shows inside of back and ridge around it
 This pic shows shape of side pillars ,sguare
not on spindle and later flip -able pawl.This reel is stamped #13. As usual from me no answers on how or when it was made but sortof like other oddballs with
out line guide or tensioner screw. Its 3 1/2 inch.and seems litre in weight for size. didn,t notice it was soft metal but may be. DaryL
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enigma309 wrote:Brian - It would appear that the cage is, as you suggest, made of a tube machined between the pillars and then soldered to the backplate. Obvious signs of hand machining between the posts. Nicely done for early 20th century technology. 
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of information that is obtained from this forum. Not only can we deduce the reel maker but also how it is done, you can almost picture yourself in the shop watching over the reel makers shoulder as he works at his trade. |
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Posts: 372 12/01/2008 13:00 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger |
MFRS, sorry to hijack your thread.
These Lightweight "Dingleys" all seem to be made for Walker Bampton or Scottish Dealers (Malloch, Dickson, Turnbull (?) Sharpe (?) ) Anyone got an 'English' one (or time travel capabilities?); or care to speculate on dates? Brian |
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Posts: 103 12/01/2008 20:54 |
Where in UK is Alrwick,where Walker Bampton,s was located? Does anyone know what years Walker Bampton made reels and when they stopped?. I tryed google but
didn,t find much. Sparquero the pic of yours has an extra ridge where frame meets back plate,on out side of frame. Does it have same kurling pattern around
outside of back? Daryl
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Posts: 373 12/02/2008 07:24 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger |
Daryl,
Map of Alnwick (North East England, just N of Newcastle) Home town of Hardy, Walker Bampton and Dingley, not bad for a large village! Walker Bampton are recorded as trading from 1921 - 68; JJS Walker was in business in 1911 when Dingley joined him, but I don't know his start date. Brian |
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Posts: 191 12/02/2008 08:11 |
In the 1950s Walker Bampton made rods for Farlow's. Whether or not it was the Sharpe's connection, but they later became part of Farlow's (along
with Sharpe's and Milward's).
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dder wrote:Daryl - The backplate has the same knurled pattern that your reel has, in fact other than the sellers logo (mine is a 'J. Dickson & Son Edinburgh') the backplates are identical. As for the extra ridge, it appears that the backplate diameter exceeded the diameter of the frame where they were soldered together, not certain if that was planned or just the way it happened. 
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Posts: 105 12/02/2008 18:19 |
Thanks for the map and timeline and thanks for showing back of your reel.Thanks for figuring me out to,my spelling is very poor,only exceeded by my poor
computor skills(can,t seem to get anywhere with spellcheck).I never realized these reels were made so far from London and so close to Scotland untill looking
at map. Daryl
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Posts: 50 12/02/2008 18:31 |
Sparquero --
My reel has the same step from the cage to back connection -- and appears to be deliberate. Dennis |
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Posts: 192 12/03/2008 04:06 |
dder wrote:Remember that we're a small island, and distances are low compared with you over the pond. Alnwick is 325 miles from London by road, but still 210 miles from Aberdeen. (And 263 miles from Redditch.) Regards, Doc |
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