Tenkara fly line holder

[mhackney]

In addition to my interest in reels and reel making, I am a big advocate for tenkara - a form of traditional Japanese fly fishing. I designed and printed this line holder to store the line. There are commercial versions similar to this available but mine are very small and light, biodegradable PLA, and I can make the bore fit my rods perfectly. Plus they are fun to print!

[img]http://mhackney.zenfolio.com/img/s5/v11 ... 1037-3.jpg[/img]
[img]http://mhackney.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v1 ... 0892-3.jpg[/img]
[img]http://mhackney.zenfolio.com/img/s5/v12 ... 6832-3.jpg[/img]

I've uploaded the line holder to Thingiverse.

Cheers,
Michael

[mhackney]

And here's the evolution of my tenkara line holder:

[img]https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... 5768_n.jpg[/img]

[img]https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... 1014_n.jpg[/img]

They have made quite a stir on the tenkara group on Facebook. Looks like I'll be producing these for sale. I might need another printer!

[Eaglezsoar]

You might need another building! You haven't even begun to print the telescoping rod. (and think of the thousands of flies)

[mhackney]

It's remarkable - I wasn't planning to offer these for sale but I had so many people literally beg me to sell them some. And every order so far has been for 5 spools each. At this rate I might need to build another Rostock! And some of the other guys are asking what printer I recommend... No contest on that! SeeMeCNC Rostock Max baby!

[bubbasnow]

Is that 0mm skin thickness?

[Eaglezsoar]

It's remarkable - I wasn't planning to offer these for sale but I had so many people literally beg me to sell them some. And every order so far has been for 5 spools each. At this rate I might need to build another Rostock! And some of the other guys are asking what printer I recommend... No contest on that! SeeMeCNC Rostock Max baby!

Are you using a J-Head for your PLA or the SeemeCNC hotend?

[mhackney]

SeeMeCNC hot end. I have a E3D ready to install but now I don't have time!

[barry99705]

You should make some with decorations.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... eum_SF.JPG[/img]

[mhackney]

Yup, some of the guys have asked for some special things. The possibilities are endless. Right now I can sell these as quickly as I can print them so I'll finish up this lot while I work on some new designs. Yin-Yang is always a classic!

What are those in the photo? Very cool.

Cheers,
Michael

[bubbasnow]

those look like sword cross guards

[Captain Starfish]

Have you considered printing a two or three part mould and shooting it with glass powder reinforced epoxy or polyester for production? I'd hazard a guess it would work out cheaper, faster and stronger for cranking out lots of 'em...

[mhackney]

Hi Captain Starfish (nice avatar BTW!).

I don't think this part warrants the effort, I don't think there is a big market for these and the folks buying them are just as intrigued with owning something that was 3D printed. Also, one of the reasons I chose this particular design/fill pattern is that it can't be reproduced by molding (unless it is a lost mold process).

cheers,
Michael

[Captain Starfish]

Fair enough, I've just never pictured these machines in a "production" role as opposed to "prototype" work

[DavidF]

It would be interesting to try and investment cast one in bronze or other metal. Thier thinness could be trickey though...

[geneb]

Those are tsubas - they're hand guards for Japanese Katanas and Wakazashis(sp).

g.

[barry99705]

those look like sword cross guards

Correct!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sword_mountings

[timothysvec]

Well done sir..... Well done!