<p>Batman</p>
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<p>Amboyna and birch bark</p>
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<p>Blue and Gold</p>
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<p>Hooded foregrip</p>
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If you want I can email you a scale-able file for one and you can have it made. See photos
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Thanks for the replies, I'll have to work on your suggestions.
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Looking at some recent posts of decorative wraps and wondering to myself just how long did the poster spend doing these works of art. I know I'll never get to this level due to my lack of patience and skill.
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Amboyna and birch bark, finish with Truoil
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Just started one this morning, using lite blue with gold since I have gold checks and gold trim on the handle. See Photos
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After upgrading my wrapper with an alps chuck and DC motor, with reverse wrapping contol and variable speed for drying and my crosswraps, I am thinking if I knew what I know now, I would buy the parts and make my own if I had to start over again. I think it would actually be about the same cost and you get a better unit. Just needs a fair amount of research for parts and a little electrical knowl
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I bouht some here Canadian source.
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One thing I have found handy with my variable speed is, that is has a digital readout, it isn't the rpm of the motor but a function of the speed so you can adjust quite accurately and quickly to a speed you have used before for wrapping, epoxy applying or whatever.
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Further to my post a month ago when I converted to a DC motor, it has worked so much better than my original AC wrapper, the reverse function for the foot pedal is a blessing for a 70 yr old with one eye. Since last post I have got rid of the remote to change polarity as it did not function well and just put a 3 way switch at the middle of the wrapper track that is easily accessable. Using the mo
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Thanks Norman, that's the direction I was going in. I purchased one for a spey rod that I hoped would work but it wasn't large enough to accept the reel foot, I am going to ask a supplier if they have one that would work.
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Thanks for the suggestions, a friend saw one he liked on a fishing forum I have posted the picture in the photo section, I have ben making my own inserts.
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Would anyone know of a skeleton reel seat for a spinning rod that the foregrip can be hooded, cr2 cork could be used if required, and will accomodate a Shimano 3000 or similar. I have searched all the suppliers and haven't been able to find one.
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Somthing I have wondered about would be a 3D printed grip, could print custom ones with with logos names etc.?
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Thanks to Roger and Mark's helpful posts I got inspired and converted to DC. Now have single motor with variable speed drying mode and a wrapping function with remote reverse. So far works perfectly, and sure makes things easier. My shaping is done at a separate location on my lathe so don't need a really fast wrapper. The 2 features that I find are most heplful are being able to speed up when
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Try a wax toilet gasket, works for years
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I'm guessing the software is a basic CAM program, a graphic software program would give better files to export to the laser's software.
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So which laser engraver did you get, and any pictures of the results?
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Any sign shop with a wide format printer will have lots of 3" heavy cardboard cores used for vinyl, similar to the carpet store idea.
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I know your situation quite well, in my case I only have vision in only one eye as well. This year I think I finally have the system that works for me. I bought the CRB LED Magnifier for the HWS wrapper from Mudhole and use this instead of the thread carriage on my power wrapper, I just move it along and clamp to the track as I work, for lights I have just a small LED bar light on a stand right
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I'm in the sign business and use my sign progam and Coreldraw both CAD to design my rods, as well, works perfectly.
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For cutting the O Rings I purchased a scapel with blades off @#$%&, amazingly sharp and pointed, cuts the bands easily, I'm sure these thing could circumcise a field mouse.
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A signmaker with a print cut vinyl printer should be able to make a small laminated vinyl decal which woud work fine, use cast vinyl if you can.
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Thanks for the ideas, I'm limited to by space to moving my wrapper, this way seems to work for now. Since I'm attempting my first fades I thought I would make my own respooler for the larger spools, got the idea from a previous post about the crayola wrapper, cost me about $30 and works just fine.
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Agreed, I use my fingers to guide the thread as well, but with this platform I have the 5 or so different threads available with some tension, and as I proceed with the guide wraps down the blank I'm not moving the supports all the time and readjusting the blank's level.
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