Thanks for all if the input. Next show I will go grab a Norbobbin from Norm and try it out during the show. Even if I don't like it, Dr. D, Buggs, or Veronica might.
DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henk Verhaar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Bobbins > *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* > > On 23-mei-04, at 22:20, DonO wrote: > > > > > > How long does it take you to spool up new thread on a Nor-bobbin? > > 'bout a minute > > > Do you use a drill or Dremel tool to load it? > > drill, battery-operated. The previous version of the Norbobbin came > with a spooling arbor, the present version spool can be clamped in a > drill chuck by itself. > > > Is it a pain to break the thread and re-set everything? > > Nuisance. No resetting, just rethreading. > > > If one is not tying for speed, but just to relax, is the speed of the > > NB > > worth it? > > Speed, no, convenience, yes. > > > Can you have 20 Nor-bobbin spools loaded up? Is that practical? > > Yep. I have. I had a bunch of delrin spools made for me by the > workshop, when I was still in University. Spool switching was a > screwdriver job with the previous version, but is a no-brainer with the > current ones. Only problem with the current version is that the tension > is too low, you need to wrap the thread at least once around a bobbin > holder leg to get enough tension. > > Henk > > ==========================Heisenberg was right!======================== > | Dr. Henk J.M. Verhaar | | > | Environmental Fate and Ecotoxicology Specialist | > | Fly Tier | web: www.xs4all.nl/~flyrod | > | Stichts End 17 | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | NL-1244 PK Ankeveen | phone: +31 35 656 2128 | > | the Netherlands | ICQ: 15727113 | > ==========================Uncertainty happens!========================= >
