For those of you that have an EcoWrapper, does the pulley float on the rod, or does it stay in one place on the rod?

What pulley? I have one and it has no pulley.

There is a metal rod with a white spool or pulley on it which you wrap the thread around after you pull it off the spool. The thread then goes to the rod. I am wondering if that white spool or pulley slides on the rod or if it is stationery and doesn't slide.

I'd shoot Clyde an email and ask. His contact info is to be found in the left in the sponsor column under "The Rod Shop."

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Yes the pulley moves along I love mine

I am working on building my first rod wrapper after checking out a few systems. I really like the EcoWrapper set up. Just about have it complete, but was wondering about the pulley.

This 2009 you tube video makes no mention of a pulley:
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Roger--
In the video, do you see the rod going across in front of the spool carriage? On that rod right in front of the spool carriage is a white "pulley-like" thing that the thread wraps around coming off the spool.

Randy,
I didn't realize that you were suggesting that that was a pulley, but once you have pointed it out, - Yes it is certainly a pulley.

Basically, it is a line guide.

You come off the thread spool, and run it over the white pulley line guide to always have the same angle of thread coming from the line guide - no matter which spool of thread you are using.

For all of the thread and tension holders that I have used over the years, I have simply used a medium sized fishing pole guide that is drilled into a hole in the base of my thread holder.

But, for this Eco wrapper design, the use of the white pulley as a line guide make perfect sense.

Sorry for the double post, I see that you have already answered the question.

Be safe



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I think it is a great system. That's why I was interested in finding out the details of its workings. When I get done I will try and post pictures.

So you are trying to copy the EcoWrapper! Not nice!!

I had never looked closely at the Eco Wrapper before last night.

I imagine that it works just fine for the purpose.

But, there are a million other ways to make a wrapper that works as well, or even much better than this wrapper.

Yes, I do agree that an imitation of a product can work, but maybe - a person can make a much smaller and much more compact product that will work as well or even better.

However, I will admit, that for a firs time wrapper, this wrapper does have some interesting ideas - although a bit on the bulky side.

Remember, all that a wrapper needs to do, is to support a rod while wrapping and having a way to feed thread under tension to the rod being wrapped. What ever method or apparatus that you use to do the job is a way to accomplish the task.

Be safe

I took the idea of the plate over the spools of thread to keep the wing nuts from getting loose

Bill - willierods.com

Phil--
My guess I am not the only one who has borrowed aspects of a marketed rod wrapper when building one. Someone else here wrote about exploring a hybrid between the ecowrapper and sully's wrapper. I have borrowed aspects of a few different wrappers. I like the t-track that Mike Barkley used in his. I have inline skate wheels on mine. We will see how it works.

When I built my Wrapper - dryer- lath I first looked at many of these type of equipment
Took ides from some added some of my own

A little common sense and mechanical ability

Bill - willierods.com

Bill
X1000.

Roger

I guess we all barrow ideas form others, but care should be used as the EcoWrapper is a Patented device, and there are reasons for patents!