I need to spend more time at the library, you know, for research.
@mikepetro why don't the frikkin Temco spools fit the frikkin jig?!?!...FRICK!
I had to drill out the spool hub.
Give the spool tamer a try if you get a chance, you'll laugh at how easy it is.
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I have a few, but never tried it with the dowels, hoping that will work better as it works only OK without them.
I used my dremel, effectively melting off the hub cylinder.
Luckily, the spool was still able to spin on the jig. However, I had to twist the 2 core wires after 3 or 4 failed attempts at parallel core wires.
I used my dremel, effectively melting off the hub cylinder.
Got an empty spool that will fit the jig? Take a bolt or screw that you can chuck in your drill, put a washer on it, slide it through the spool hole, another washer and a nut, tighten gently and chuck it in your drill then transfer the wire from the fubar-ed spool to the empty one like rewinding a reel to reel tape player.
Yeah you need something in front and behind of the wire, like a coil master rod or something else.
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I used a 7/16 drillbit on the hub.
Made a couple of sticks just using the spool tamer. There is a learning curve there too, but it is easier in the long run I think.
One thing I learned, dont use cheap swivels. I was using some old swivels I had in my Kite Bag, the swivels that came with the jig worked 100 times better.
I used 2 pieces of carbon kite rod, 7mm in diameter. They kept walking on me so I taped the ends together, leaving about a 1/16th gap between the rods. No more walking.
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Yeah also drill bits (smooth side) or something would work, it needs a bit of space between which is why the coil master rods work but you can put some tape in between.
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[QUOTE="mikepetro, post: 19807525, member: 122281]
One thing I learned, dont use cheap swivels. I was using some old swivels I had in my Kite Bag, the swivels that came with the jig worked 100 times better.[/QUOTE]
So does teflon dry lube on the swivels. That said, my diy claptoning jig doesn't use swivels, rods, guides or wire tamers, just one bearing, one 1/4" bolt and good old fashion hand/eye coordination.
One thing I learned, dont use cheap swivels. I was using some old swivels I had in my Kite Bag, the swivels that came with the jig worked 100 times better.[/QUOTE]
So does teflon dry lube on the swivels. That said, my diy claptoning jig doesn't use swivels, rods, guides or wire tamers, just one bearing, one 1/4" bolt and good old fashion hand/eye coordination.
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