I am considering a new power wrapper. Am wondering if anyone has used the DL747 much. I have not seen one in person, but in pictures it looks like it might be a little tight between the rod blank and back board that holds the rollers if you needed to reach behind the blank (mostly when fixing my screw-ups!).

Any info would be great.

Thanks,
Marc

I haven't used that particular one but I have used the 713 and the chuck is nothing more than a piece of rubber over a pvc end cap with a hole cut in the middle. You could get the Pac Bay machine with the upgarded chuck for that price which IMO is a better machine.

Plus it has a dryer built in

The DL747 has features the 713 or the Pack Bay wrappers dont have . It may have a pc of rubber over the end of a pvc cup ,but I have not had or heard of a rod working its way out of the chuck . It free wheels backward , the motor is not attached to the base so if you want to work on a long rod you can move the motor away from the base and have your rod secure in the rollers , plus why would you want to tie your wrapper up for hours when your rod is drying . Just a few reasons to try one , and there are more .

Robert

Marc,

I've sold quite a few 747's and have never had an issue. In fact I sold one to a local shop a couple of years back that probably has 3000 rods on it by now. The only downside that I've ever heard is that the thread carriage/thread feed doesn't move as easily as the "others" that run on bearings.

To answer your other question, the blank is going to sit a few inches away from the back board. Enough room to clear the largest guide you'd ever get your hands on. I fix plenty of my own screw-ups too, but I always turn the screw-up to where it's looking me in the eye, so I wouldn't be too worried about rear access for that purpose. The rod will be very easy to turn by hand if you needed to get to a certain part of it.



Mark Griffin
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C&M Custom Tackle
San Dimas, California