Unless you want to buy a reel that lasts for, oh, say, three days, don't get the "Brass Reel (Large)" made in India. Piece of garbage. Guess I'll hang on for a P&L, Owens, or Kirkendall. I guess I should've known better, but it did make the Rabi-Duck work for a couple days at least. I'll try to re-wind the spring and all that, and maybe it'll be passable, if not loud, but now I know.

Some good magic comes from India but is far and few. Tannen's had some good reels, you might want to check them out.

Silking

Fixed mine, and I do agree, there are some good tricks and props that are made in India, but this ain't one of 'em. Thanks for the suggestion.

The reel I really use was $2 from Office Depot. It is actually for a name tag and is clear plastic. Because of the clip, I can keep it on my watch band. I wish my expensive reels worked as well!

Bob

It seems like all the good reels are the older reels and these are not manufactured anymore.

That seems unfortunately true.

Bob Sanders
Magic By Sander

The last reel that I bought was a cheap plastic S.S. Adams reel. It worked much more reliably than the expensive brass reel I owned 20 years ago. Beware of an opening that wears away at the thread.