Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/22

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Subject: [Leica] Re: NO! NO! steel reels
From: ericm at pobox.com (Eric)
Date: Mon Nov 22 16:37:32 2004
References: <BDC6ADC3.1CBA6%paulg@ptape.com> <BDC6ADC3.1CBA6%paulg@ptape.com> <5999D324-3C2A-11D9-AE5E-00306599C552@earthlink.net> <3.0.2.32.20041121213907.021b531c@pop.infionline.net>
 
Marc wrote:

>GET HEWES REELS (King Concept in the US).  You can play
>ping-pong with these guys and they will NEVER let you down.  Kalt reels
>cost $3 or so, and Hewes reels cost $15 or so -- pay for quality and you
>will NEVER regret it.

I wish I had heeded this advice first.  I love my Hewes.  Love my Kindermann
tank, too.  I figured that stainless is stainless is stainless.  Nope.
Couldn't be more wrong.

You don't always get what you pay for.  You do with Hewes reels and
Kindermann tanks.

--
Eric
http://canid.com/
In reply to: Message from paulg at ptape.com (Paul Glantzman) ([Leica] steel reels)
Message from feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli di Giorgio) ([Leica] steel reels)
Message from msmall at infionline.net (Marc James Small) ([Leica] NO! NO! steel reels)