abu garcia or shimano??????

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But do you like the Brass Gears vs the Aluminum die cut gears? I would think that the Brass Gears would wear better than the aluminum gears.[/QUOTE] Ater working in the aerospace industry as a structures mechanic and a a little machinest work I believe the brass gears will hold up a lot longer than even the hardest aluminum say as 7075 tempered to a t-6 condition,brass may be heavier but it is much more durable over aluminum!

[Moveon]

But do you like the Brass Gears vs the Aluminum die cut gears? I would think that the Brass Gears would wear better than the aluminum gears.

Ater working in the aerospace industry as a structures mechanic and a a little machinest work I believe the brass gears will hold up a lot longer than even the hardest aluminum say as 7075 tempered to a t-6 condition,brass may be heavier but it is much more durable over aluminum![/QUOTE]


That's exactly what I was thinking. Aluminum wears down quicker and it's probably cheaper to use too.

I laught at some of the marketing ploys such as saying that they put some type of Ti covering on the aluminum or other metals.

Most of the reels are machined out of aluminum or magnesium these days. The later is stronger right?

[bassakwards]

Magnesium is about 20% stronger than 6061-T-6 aluminum and also lighter.

[bassakwards]

magnesium is about 20 -40% lighter and stronger than aluminum