#648619 - 12/28/10 08:04 PM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
[Re: AP a.k.a. Kaiser D]
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Spawner
Registered: 11/05/05
Posts: 870
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Wrapping your own rods is the only way to go, for many reasons... You'll be stoked in short order.
I had used a couple of different brand wrappers up until about three years ago. Not liking one or more things about the others, I built the one I have now for under $100. All pieces were purchased at Home Depot, except for the drying motors/chucks from Cabelas. (I don't wrap under power so it has no footpedal run rod chuck.) With the dual motors it's capable of turning two portions when finish working, has dual thread carriages, and will handle 2 pc. rods up to 14'.
After a couple hundred rods it still works great, although contemplating some slight modifications this Winter if time permits.
Good luck.
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#648620 - 12/28/10 08:07 PM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
[Re: Salmo g.]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 03/21/07
Posts: 443
Loc: Sequim, WA
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Been wrapping with a Forecast Wrap Machine for 8 years solid now. Can't begin to tell you how many rods have been built on that thing. A small $300 dollar investment that I've only replaced a $2 belt on. Its the addiction that cost the money!!!
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#648634 - 12/28/10 08:40 PM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
[Re: What]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 12/05/07
Posts: 489
Loc: bothell
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although contemplating some slight modifications this Winter if time permits.
Good luck. You should probably get on that asap... make it easier for everyone else who has to use that thing
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#648643 - 12/28/10 09:14 PM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
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Spawner
Registered: 03/02/08
Posts: 814
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I did the lazy thing and bought a kit too. I think it was the Flex Coat kit from Shoff Tackle. They're crazy easy to make. Finishing up Rod 2. Rod 1 still needs to be fished.
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#648657 - 12/28/10 10:14 PM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
[Re: AP a.k.a. Kaiser D]
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Spawner
Registered: 03/29/02
Posts: 761
Loc: sum x wet,sum x dry WA 4 Life
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#648673 - 12/28/10 11:17 PM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
[Re: AP a.k.a. Kaiser D]
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 07/06/04
Posts: 1086
Loc: Everett
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If I was selling rods,I might consider a power wrapper. I'm never in a hurry to get a rod wrapped ASAP so wrapping by hand works fine for me.
I'm as low tech as it gets. I put the spool of thread in a coffee cup,and lay a book on top of the thread for tension.
I made the drying motor out of a rotisserie motor from Home Depot.
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#648680 - 12/28/10 11:30 PM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
[Re: SundayMoney]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/07/99
Posts: 2691
Loc: Yelmish
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if i did fancy work or sold my rods, i'd get one of the power wrappers, mainly because i built mine for $10 and it's pretty crude. the rods i build are functional first and attractive at a distant second, but the finished quality is as good as almost anything you'd find on a rack at the store.
i'd recommend getting one of the kits if you're just starting out, it makes things a lot easier. no need for anything expensive.
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#648701 - 12/29/10 12:29 AM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
[Re: oneeyedgoat]
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Parr
Registered: 01/16/10
Posts: 45
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I just stumbled onto this. still laughing because I just finished wrapping my first rod about ten minutes ago. used mouse traps for thread tension, a box with grooves and my dughters hair bands for holding the blank, and the clamp from my fly vise to hold everything to the dining room table. completely cobbled together and cost me $1.39 for the traps. I see more builds in the near future, and I wont change my setup at all. adds to the fun of it
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#648731 - 12/29/10 07:41 AM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
[Re: slow-drifter]
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The Beav
Registered: 02/22/09
Posts: 2832
Loc: Oregon Central Coast
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Aaron,
Here is the one I made up while bored one afternoon many many years ago...
Take a broken, cheap a$$ piece of college furniture, cut it into a bunch of pieces on a table saw. Find 2 thread tensioners at a craft store, an old arrow for a smooth thread guide, a handful of sheet rock screws, 1/4" bolts, and a few wing nuts... total cost = $10, total time involved, 2 hrs.
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#648750 - 12/29/10 10:20 AM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
[Re: Twitch]
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The Renegade White Man
Registered: 02/16/00
Posts: 2424
Loc: The Coast or the Keys !!!
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Twitch, you have to much time on your hands my friend !!!
Arron, I will call you later today with some words of advice and a phone number for you ...........
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#648753 - 12/29/10 10:34 AM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
[Re: superfly]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 10/21/09
Posts: 130
Loc: SW Washington
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#648760 - 12/29/10 11:05 AM
Re: Rod wrapper advice?
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/03/09
Posts: 4394
Loc: Somewhere on the planet,I hope
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AP several are around and most are similar. I went with Pac Bay and it has done OK as it is better at it than I am.
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