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I was reading a a MIT report this morning which was about Teflon. Headline:

 

The Slipperiest Solid Substance on Earth

 

The only thing even remotely close was ice on ice.

 

Give the seemingly unlimited budgets for centrepin reels I can't understand why Teflon is not in use? Is there such a thing as being to free spinning? It seems the technology for the incorporation of Teflon surfaces is rather easy and technologically uncomplicated. Hardness OK - Looks - widely optional - noncorrosive. Must be something wrong with it...?

 

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Having to use nylon or wooden utensils with teflon frying pans should give a clue.

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Having to use nylon or wooden utensils with teflon frying pans should give a clue.

We've moved on to Ceramic coated pans at ours - Not quite as non stick, but they do "Wash Up" almost as quickly & easily as Teflon. :)

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Many times i have tried to find a teflon spray but its expensive stuff ,theres also ptfe but its short lived would graphite spray work ? Mind you any lubricant is a source of friction until its overcome with enertia perhaps some nice inventor will soon find a super magnet that works under everyday temperatures the reel could then almost be frictionless

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Many times i have tried to find a teflon spray but its expensive stuff ,theres also ptfe but its short lived would graphite spray work ? Mind you any lubricant is a source of friction until its overcome with enertia perhaps some nice inventor will soon find a super magnet that works under everyday temperatures the reel could then almost be frictionless

The Teflon (Triflon) Spray is Deadly Poison if Inhaled I used to use it in the 80's in my Air Rifle cylinders to make the piston travel much smoother, faster & almost friction free - therefore making the gun more powerful.

Here's the PTFE version & not that dear to buy.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiDmqLz68zRAhUhAcAKHc8uBHMQFgiQATAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.triflow.co.uk%2F&usg=AFQjCNFTOY2-YASdfmg7sFeHcTVvfvQIFw&sig2=MRy6lWUTyRS3GFa_F13PtQ

 

Have to say though, I've never really had issues with my centrepins re lubrication. I've had them years with virtually no problems, AND very little in the way of lube.

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The Teflon (Triflon) Spray is Deadly Poison if Inhaled I used to use it in the 80's in my Air Rifle cylinders to make the piston travel much smoother, faster & almost friction free - therefore making the gun more powerful.

Here's the PTFE version & not that dear to buy.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiDmqLz68zRAhUhAcAKHc8uBHMQFgiQATAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.triflow.co.uk%2F&usg=AFQjCNFTOY2-YASdfmg7sFeHcTVvfvQIFw&sig2=MRy6lWUTyRS3GFa_F13PtQ

Ah i meant non stick type spray ,the problem is any liquid will attract dust and moisture .i was trying to source the stuff that would recoat a loved breadmaker whos coating had worn away .if you could coat both the pin and the roundy bit with a permenant layer it could work until ofcourse it wore off at the top of the pin where the weight of the roundy bit is the liquid stuff is just that slippery oil graphite oil works for a while but sufferes the same problenm its short lived it also tasted a bit funny as well Edited by chesters1

Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you

None of this "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" crap it just means i have at least two enemies!

 

There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong

 

Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle

 

Mathew 4:19

Grangers law : anything i say will  turn out the opposite or not happen at all!

Life insurance? you wont enjoy a penny!

"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson

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Ah i meant non stick type spray ,the problem is any liquid will attract dust and moisture .i was trying to source the stuff that would recoat a loved breadmaker whos coating had worn away .if you could coat both the pin and the roundy bit with a permenant layer it could work until ofcourse it wore off at the top of the pin where the weight of the roundy bit is the liquid stuff is just that slippery oil graphite oil works for a while but sufferes the same problenm its short lived it also tasted a bit funny as well

What about this one chesters - Teflon DRY Lube.

 

http://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjv6afQ9szRAhXHt-0KHSE4B0QYABAG&ei=2gSAWJ7oBMLdgAaD5IH4Bg&ohost=www.google.co.uk&cid=CAESIeD29YW2j1PG1jDUX8j7pQKSSLYFJ83t_Gxs27KrIbembg&sig=AOD64_0uRTo5GTInGmLtoWio4NUs7ZjZPg&ctype=5&q=&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwievaLQ9szRAhXCLsAKHQNyAG8QvhcIKw&adurl=

 

You'd probably be able to remove it with say Steel Wool & re apply when required??

 

You'd only need it on one surface - ie the spindle. (I wouldn't it put it down the hole, as it may be difficult to remove & 2 coats might make it a tight fit??)

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All,

 

I don't believe hardness would be a problem. Teflon loosen on surfaces that have been heated to 325 degrees F. I doubt if heating and cooling would be a problem with a fishing reel (I mean centrepin) If hardness is truly an issue it can be incorporated into glass (ceramics).

 

I haven't looked but for some reason I believe the top priced rod guides are now Teflon/glass. Better make that last sentence a question.

 

I guess what I am looking for or thinking - centrepins are comparative craftsmanship works of art. Technological advances in materials is not necessarily an acute criteria.

 

Given that statement - exactly what is a "good centrepin"? What are the elements?

 

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Teflon is the trademark of DuPont's PTFE.

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