Hello,
sameone from this forum, can help me to find where I can buy and import in Italy same wood spool ?
I needed it because in Italy I cannot find Madeira small spool, so I needed to put the thread from the big spool into a smaller one . I Needed about 50 pieces.
Thanks Italo Busi

Italo

I get thread in four ounce spools and load it on to smaller spools. The wood spools work for a while then the pressure of the thread will deform them and eventually break. I had a machinist make some spools out of aluminum. When I used wood spools I found it hard to find good ones and it was hard to find the size spools I wanted. The aluminum spools have worked great now for about ten years. It was a bit expensive but I use them all the time and want to have some more made.

Thomas F. Thornhill

Hi Italo and Thomas. I have bought 1oz size spools simiar to the old Gudebrod spools and am quite happy with them. I am including the site info but I am not sure if that is allowed. If not then please email me and I will give you the info. [www.craftparts.com] They have all kinds of stuff there.

Doc

I had a bunch of the SP-8300 spools. They work fine until you load them up about 20 times then they tend to deform and break, because of the pressure of the thread. I don't have any of them left, they all broke, but I took one to the machinist to have my aluminum spools made. I also used to have a bunch of the old Gudebrod spools they all deformed and broke too. For somebody that doesn't wrap as many rods as I do they would probably work just fine and the price is good.

Thomas F. Thornhill

I guess I dont run into that problem because thread colors I use a lot (ie Black and some other major colors) I use the 4 oz spools and wrap directly from them. I modified some of my thread trays to handle 4 oz spools. Also when do load thread onto wood spools I put very little pressure on them. I guess that is why they last so long for me.

Italo,

I have hundreds of the old Gudebrod wooden 1-ounce spools. You are welcome to them. I can bring them to the show in February or try to ship you some, but it might be a couple weeks before I can get to the post office to get the custom forms filled out and mailed off to you. Just let me know.

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Perhaps you could find some tailor shops or alterationists that would save empty ones for you. I know that typically they use the large spools for the predominate colors, but often use small ones for unpopular colors.

Hello,
thank you very much at all for your welcomed and apreciated answers and tips.
For sure I will try to do what you suggested me.
Thank you again,
ciao Italo