building a rod wraper table the head or where the chuck is going to be is on my right side, the tip of the rod will be on the left side. Which way should the rod wraper turn away from me or towards me, also i've heard that bait rods wrap different than spinning rods any answer's Thanks

Your chuck should turn counter clock-wise if it is on your right and clockwise on the left on most designs
but how you do it is up to you.

Guides are wrapped in the same direction no matter what type they are. Spinning, fly, casting , roller,
it does not matter.

See, if the rod turns towards you the thread has to go on where you cant see it as it is wrapped if the thread is
fed from the bottom. I have seen some thread carrages that feed the thread from above and then the rod turns
towards you and not away from you. It is up to you how you design your wrapper and thread carrage but most
have the thread fed from the bottom and the rod turns away from you.

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

My own personal preference is to wrap the rod towards me, with the thread comming over the top.I feel I have more control and can see it better.. but that is just me, you need to try it in both directions, and thread above and below,, practice a little in different combinations and you will find what is best for you.
Tight lines ~~

When I was using my hand wrapper, the thread came from under the rod so I turned the rod away from me making it easier to see the thread. Now with my power wrapper, the thread come from above the rod and it turns towards me. I like being able to see the thread as it is being wrapped onto the blank.

Generally, with a power wrapper, you want the chuck turning so that it won't loosen while under way. This means it must turn against the direction of the headstock threads. For this reason, most lathes turn counterclockwise (towards you over the top). This also allows you to use cutting tools as the material in the lathe will be moved into the tool as it approaches from the top.

Some power wrappers do turn the opposite direction and if you're not going to be using any cutting tools to turn or shape items, that's fine. If you like your thread going onto the rod from in front, you'll want your chuck to turn clockwise (away from you over the top).

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Tim,

As far as I know it makes no difference which way it turns as far as spin cast vs bait cast rod. What brand of wrapper do you have? If you have a Renzetti then the head stock is on your left with the thread carrage to the rear and the rod turning towards you. If you have a PacBay, American Tackle or Batson wrapper the head stock is on the left with the thread carrage in front with the rod turning away from you. I have an American tackle wrapper and have tried it with the the head stock on the right and the thread carrage to the rear and it did not work well. I think the problem is if the thread carrage is in the rear with the rod turning towards you the thread carrage must be higher than the rod. With the thread carrage to the front the carrage works best if it's lower than the rod. Now I assumed you have a power wrapper.

Hank
On The Rocks Fishing
Wells, ME.

My brother and i are building it from an old husavarna sewing machine motor and guts (ie gears, shafts and the such) i'm an electrical eng. he's a mechnical eng. ya ya we grt in to trouble once i awhile but we plan on making it reversable and variable speeds we have a small metal lath and a small milling machine so we can manufacture just about anything i do all the electrical.
I like the idea of having the rod turn away from me for wrapping but i like the idea of it turnning towards me for shaping and things like that thats the reason for making it rev. and var. i like the thread below the rod for wrapping i think you can get better control over the thead.
Thanks a million for wverybodies input. CATCH A BIG ONE.
Tim

Tim,

Personally I'd prefered to have the rod turn towards me (same as as a wood lathe) and I think if you do you'll have less problems if the thread carrage is to the back side and with the thread coming off level or a little higher than the blank. Seems to work better when it's higher. Happy building.

Hank
On The Rocks Fishing
Wells, ME.