rockfisherman Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hi raiders Just after any information on dartanium drag washers. I was considering replacing the dartanium washers in the 14000 saragosa with carbontex... Am I wasting my time? Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macka17 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 No. You're improving them 1000%. Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Dartanium?? Wasn't he one of the three musketeers? Lots of anglers are replacing them with carbontex, due to pitting of the original washers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 No. You're improving them 1000%. Go for it. thats the truth got carbonx on all my reels the smoothness is unmatched.Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 100% better i have carbonx on all my reels the smoothness is unmatched when the line is peeling off.i think i paid $20 for a sheet and it done 5 reels. Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) Ok, so I've cut out some washers ( very crudely but the closest i could get to a circle ) and taken out the washers from my 8000 stradic... The drag rating with the original drag washers, which look like dartanium is 13kg. Will the kg rating remain the same or increase with carbontex ? Fishingphase Edited February 3, 2013 by fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) increase by a few kg Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Edited February 3, 2013 by kingfisher84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ilovefishingdamnit Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I can't offer a 1st hand testimonial yet, But I will be installing my new carbontex drags on my reels very soon. I'm just waiting for the reel grease to arrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargeRX8 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I just fitted some carbontex into a few of my reels. On my little daiwa, if I put the drag up tight(lets assume the line holds), I think the reel will break. Smoothness is awesome but I was worried I was going to lose some freeplay as the carbontex is noticably thicker than the normal drag washers. I put the carbontex washer into my penn reel. The drag power went up considerably more, it feels like it can almost lock up. I think they're a good thing. Make sure you grease them up though, I found them noisy when not greased and also didn't feel as smooth. Now trying to determine whether its worth cutting and fitting them into my 4000 sustain fg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 I just fitted some carbontex into a few of my reels. On my little daiwa, if I put the drag up tight(lets assume the line holds), I think the reel will break. Smoothness is awesome but I was worried I was going to lose some freeplay as the carbontex is noticably thicker than the normal drag washers. I put the carbontex washer into my penn reel. The drag power went up considerably more, it feels like it can almost lock up. I think they're a good thing. Make sure you grease them up though, I found them noisy when not greased and also didn't feel as smooth. Now trying to determine whether its worth cutting and fitting them into my 4000 sustain fg. How do you cut them out, I used a pair of scissors and lets just say I would win any sort of competition that involved cutting a perfect circle out of carbontex...Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargeRX8 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I mark the carbontex with a pencil. Cut the internal of the circle with sharp scissors and in a click notion. When you cut the carbontex you can feel the scissors cut each fibre weave. Then when I'm done I use the metal washer from the reel hold them against each other and tidy up the edges. Then I use a hole puncher to punch out the how in the middle. It's big enough not to make contact with the shaft. I tried a drill first and had the dust everywhere. Seems much cleaner with the hole puncher. You can always cut to the outter diameter of the marked circle. This would give you more room for error and help you achieve a near perfect circle when using the metal washer for sizing and trimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macka17 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Hi. If you want a neat job. Buy a set of good hole punches. Or just the ones you need. Set up on a block of hardwood and cut perfect circle every time. Inside and out. I actually use an adjustable Plier type hand punch for the centres. Cut the outer circle first. easier to locate centre for inner hole then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Hi. If you want a neat job. Buy a set of good hole punches. Or just the ones you need. Set up on a block of hardwood and cut perfect circle every time. Inside and out. I actually use an adjustable Plier type hand punch for the centres. Cut the outer circle first. easier to locate centre for inner hole then. Cheers, thanks for that.Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Hi. If you want a neat job. Buy a set of good hole punches. Or just the ones you need. Set up on a block of hardwood and cut perfect circle every time. Inside and out. I actually use an adjustable Plier type hand punch for the centres. Cut the outer circle first. easier to locate centre for inner hole then. Cheers, thanks for that.Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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