I'm wondering if any of you have purchased this new magnetic
thread tensioner from Mudhole. I'd like to try a couple, but at $20
a throw I'd like some feedback on someone that has used one before
I buy.

Thank you

If you go to the previous page of postings. You’ll get more info then you want.
At the monent is second thread down under "thread tention device"



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/19/2006 01:44PM by Steve Gardner.

I like mine, bought mine from All American at the NW Rodbuilding Weekend. He said he has sold a bunch to people who keep the threaded part on their thread spools all the time and just switch out to the thread carriage base as needed. Like it especially when working with metallics as there is no thread foil damage.

Darn, I guess I am losing it. I could have sworn there was a thread about this very subject here, but I looked back three pages and couldn't find it.
The consensus was that it wasn't very good for power wrappers, but worked ok for hand wrapping.
I use a thread carriage that I made from the instructions for the rod wrapper in the library above. Don't use locknuts; use the paper clasp things from I tip from here (Bill Stevens, I think). That makes is so much quicker to change.
Then, I run the thread through a piece of round spring steel, about 8" long, but bent. Actually, it is just one leg of an umbrella rig. It already has an partially closed eye on the end, that I just rotated 90 degrees. This allows me to back up several turns if necesssary
Steve Broadwell

Steve B: Link to clips use

[www.rodbuilding.org]

Saves time when changing tension or spool - no nuts or washers to adjust or back off.

This was not my idea - got it from reading this board.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/19/2006 01:05PM by Bill Stevens.

Steve Broadwell wrote: "Darn, I guess I am losing it. I could have sworn there was a thread about this very subject here, but I looked back three pages and couldn't find it." ...

Is this it??? ... Thread Tension device
Greg Ware 08/14/06 10:52PM
[www.rodbuilding.org]
"Does anyone know where to find the magnetic threat tensioner.?"
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Last Post by Ken Driedger. ... Aug. 16, 2006 09:57AM

Here Ya go

Past thread [www.rodbuilding.org]

No, Cliff and Barry, that is not the thread I was talking about. It went on pretty long, about how it was not good for a power winder. Maybe it disappeared; I'm pretty sure it was here.

Yes, Steve I'll agree there was another thread that was apparently deleted.

This is how I should have replied to the previous post... No offense meant to the person who invented it. I bought one for my Pac Bay power wrapper and could not get it to stop seperating while in use. I was very disappointed because nowhere in the advertisement or description of the product did it state it was not recommended as a thread tensioner for a common power wrapper. I obviously am a novice because I could not tell from the photo that it would be unacceptable for my use.