This is my first post, so hello everyone and thanks for all the great Q & A's. Also A big thank you to Mr. Kirkman for providing such a great environment to learn and expand this hobby. Without it I would not be doing this.

Does anyone have experience with both the Renzetti and Flexcoat DL747 wrappers? What are the major pro's and con's of these units?

Thanks, JOHN

John,
I can't speak for the Flexcoat but I have a Renzetti now and really like it. I used to use a American Tackle Power wrapper but like the Renzetti much better. The quality of the Renzetti is much better because the chuck is very similar to a wood lathe-type chuck and the thread carriage is aluminum.. The ATP wrapper's chuck and thread carriage is plastic. The problem I ran into was that the heavier SW blanks would "walk" out of the plastic chuck. I could never seem to get it tight enough. They do make an upgraded chuck for it but I opted to just replace the entire unit. I know you asked about the Flexcoat but the ATP wraper is all I can compare the Renzetti to. But, the Renzetti is double the price of the ATP wrapper. If you aren't too concerned with the cost and want a wrapper that will last, I'd recommend the Renzetti. If you don't want to spend that much than consider the Flexcoat or something similar. My .02. Randy.

A rod lathe is like any other tool. Put the money into it up front and you'll be happy. Don't do that and you'll end up fighting it, hating it and replacing it. So just go buy the Renzetti.

IMO you are talking apples & oranges. The Flex Coat wrapper you are refferring to I have not used I did, however, use the 713 before. The chuck is the same on both and consists of basically an intertube with a hole cut in it stretched around a PVC end cap and mounted on a motor. The wood base does not provide enough weight to anchor the machine down like tha aluiminum base of the Renzetti. The only redemming attribute the Flex Coat machine has is that the rod supports do not mount to the base and you can move the thread carriage the entire distance of the rod without running into supports. If you are not sure how far you want to take rod building then get a cheap Pac Bay machine but if you know this is something you enjoy buy a Renzetti.