Another Rod Wrapping Jig

[Tennessee]

This is a little wrapping and drying jig I made up from some old futon oak. It will accommodate rods up to 9' using the extension and a 3rd table. The thread tensioner will hold 4 colors. The uprights are from some maple scrap I found under one of the benches. I use a bungee / ball to keep the blanks in the vee's. I made an attachment that has 2 motors one 12 rpm and the other is a 4rpm . I bought the chucks from mudhole.

I like the v-blocks for supporting the blanks and they are lined with felt so no scratching the finish. I found I like the extra drag on the blank for making tight but no too tight of a wrap. Roller vee's made me crazy as there was a tendency to unwind if I let it go. Just me.

The blank in these pics is an old Garcia Blue Fiberglass. You can sure tell the difference and actually I think I like the glass a little more than graphite but doesnt have the sensitivity of graphite. Its a favorite for top water though.













Nothing is more fun than when a plan comes togeather

[redsetta]

Nice set-up Tennessee.
Looks like a real quality finish to the whole unit.
Cheers, Justin

[Snagged2]

Hey Tennessee,,

That looks great.. !! and Functional.. Very nice work..
Thanks,
Greg

[Tennessee]

thanks guys. its been handy and not counting the cost of the futon maybe I have $20-$30 in it. I don't make a lot of rods at least not like many rod builders so speed isn't anything I get excited about. It takes me a couple days usually maybe 3 or 4 sometimes start to finish.

[Alto Mare]

Very nice jig Tennesse. This is coming from a carpenter with over 35 years of experience  .

[Dominick]

I'm always amazed by the talent on this site.  Way to go Tennesee.  Dominick

[Tennessee]

I do enjoy working with wood with my background as a machinist  I do have a tendency to make things a little tight. In this case the uprights in their slots are an nice interference fit so I can press them in and out with just a little effort, that's been real handy, initially I cut them slightly thick and sanded them to fit. I need to increase the slot width a few thou so the bolts are not quite so tights sliding them takes a moment longer than I like.  I need to use some 600 and take a dusting down the length of the opening, when I spaced the the two oak lengths for the bolts I used the bolt and it would have behooved me (I just love that word ) to make a wrap or 2 around the bolts with some tape to provide a tad of clearance.  

Working with wood will never be like working with metal. I really admire you guys who can saw a straight line. I just joined the site recently and it is so informative. I really enjoy it.

[Feel_theBITE]

WOW ! been looking everywhere to find a DIY wrapper/dryer...Search is over !! It migt be asking too much, but can you share how you made that, and what kind of motor you used? I have an old cordless hammer drill, and batteries and charger is dead. So I want to use the motor for something...maybe not applicable, but i want to repair my own rods...I have the VHS of Doc Ski on how to wrap rods, but I don't want to spend alot of money for the machines...nice creation ! Oh, one more thig, what level of expertise is require to make something like that ?

[kamuwela]

quality wood work for sure. thank's for sharing it with our member's
                                             aloha
                                             kamu     

[wallacewt]

hi feel-thebite
motor out of microwave for drying
sewing machine motor for binding+the foot control.

[Feel_theBITE]

thank you mr wallace =)