Re: [VFB] Large spools of line

[Henk Verhaar]

On 29 Aug, 2005, at 11:56, Eric Evans wrote: Is there a good way to put line onto an empty thread spool so it will fit on a bobbin? Use a 'spare' electric motor for/from a sewing machine. I fill my spools from a 20000 m industry size cone of sewing thread (70 denier polyester thread) using a setup shown to me by Alan Bithell, a pro fly tier from the UK. He uses the finger loop of a pair of scissors to guide the thread off the cone (directly up) to the spool. He ground the motor axle (that usually holds a pully to drive the belt that drives the sewing machine fixtures) to accept a spool with a friction fit. I opted to turn a shallow tapered (somewhat like a morse taper) wooden dowel (on my lathe) that attaches to the motor axle and accepts thread spools on the taper. =============================== ><(((((º> =============================== | Dr. Henk J.M. Verhaar             | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Ecotoxicoloog en vliegbinder      | tel:    035 656 2128              |  | Stichts End 17                    | mobiel: 06 26 136034              | | NL-1244 PK Ankeveen               | web:    www.xs4all.nl/~flyrod     | =============================== <º)))))>< ===============================