Hose Reel Pivot Bracket

I couldn't resist the el cheapo 29.95 hose reel on sale at Enco. When it arrived, I noted it didn't have a pivot mount, it's bracket was just screwed to the wall. Most of the electric cord reels come with some kind of pivot mount and I thought that would be beneficial for this hose reel as well.

Using the electric cord reel I have as a basic design example, I fashioned a pivot mount that allowed the reel to pivot all the way in each direction against the wall. This would help by putting less strain on the plastic hose reel when pulling out the hose.

The new bracket mounted to the hose reel bracket. Wider view of same.
The two bracket halves with the pivot pin in place. Mounted and ready to be hooked to the compressor.
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