Hewes are indeed great, but you need an 18 ounce Nikkor tank to use two at once, they don't fit together in the 15 ounce tank. But, a completely straight Nikor reel is really no trouble either, but it has to be completely straight. It does take the right "touch" however.

To me, even if sometimes a bit frustrating, loading a SS reel is just part of the whole "gestalt" of processing film, and I love it all.