chugbug27 0 Report post Posted January 12 I finally cured my small spool annoyance tonight with a wine cork, a pocket knife, a dowel plug, and a drill bit. Works great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcozzz 0 Report post Posted January 12 Necessity is the mother of invention.Nice fix! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted January 12 Very clever Chug. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted January 12 Nothing like finishing off a bottle of wine for a little inspiration - LOL Well done CB27 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted January 12 Genius Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted January 12 Great cure, Simplicity is often overlooked. Don’t see many rigging knives either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rotaryflytyingdotcom 0 Report post Posted January 12 Brilliant! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 12 regular cheap jstockard ceramic bobbin holder seems to work just fine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Bob LeMay 0 Report post Posted January 12 Me, I've long saved at least a few empty standard thread spools and have them ready to load thread onto.... At times I do a fair amount of tying with re-used monofilament (4, or 6lb, mostly when tying up bucktail jigs on my vise) and an empty spool mounted on a short section of old fishing rod - then into the chuck on my rodbuilding lathe and we're of to the races... I can load a spool of thread or line in just a moment. Very handy... Here's a pic of my more than forty year old homemade rod turning setup... very useful for lots of fishing chores along with rod crafting work... All those years ago you had to make your own setup, nowadays ready made lathes for rodbuilding are widely available.. the motor that powers it (an old sewing machine motor) is out of sight behind the pulley.. and the control is the foot pedal that came with the motor... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted January 12 2 hours ago, Poopdeck said: Don’t see many rigging knives either. Right? Picked it up at a garage sale for $1.50, I'm no sailor but I couldn't resist Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted January 12 7 hours ago, chugbug27 said: Right? Picked it up at a garage sale for $1.50, I'm no sailor but I couldn't resist Ignore the rest of the solutions offered - LOL I like yours because I can go through some good wine to get there 🍷🍾😁 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellP 0 Report post Posted January 13 Chug, I like you bobbin soln. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites