home made bobbins

[lykos33 0]

Some time back there was a post regarding home made bobbins. I believe Brian had a description of some he made, and someone else put a link to a site with a great step by step. Does anyone know of the topic thread or the link to the step by step?

Thanks in advance, Lykos33

[RJD31 0]

Lykos33

 

The following link contains the step by step from fxp that was posted a few months ago.

 

http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/...mp;postcount=36

 

Ron

[lykos33 0]

Thanks Ron, the folks at that forum dont believe I am not under 13 and wont let me access that file, aint it great to be "carded" at 45+ ? :hyst:

[bldrbill 0]

Here are photos of my homemade bobbins, made from 1/8" threaded rod. I heat the rod with a plumbing torch to bend it. I have experimented with the thread tubes, using copper, brass, and the plastic tubes from ball point pens.

So far the plastic is the one I prefer. If it starts fraying the thread, just cut a little bit of it off or replace it, but I have used one for two spools with no problems. Really wish I could find a source for small ceramic tubes. I use a spring, also from a ballpoint pen, behind the wing nut, to control tension. Put on a drop of lock nut thread locker to keep the wing nut from coming loose. I attach the thread tube with wraps of thread topped with brushed-on super glue. The bobbins work great and are cheap and easy to make. I'd be interested to see what other folks have come up with--mine are still a work in progress.

[Bryan J 0]

Thats ingenius. Looks like I have another project to work on, lol.

[bldrbill 0]

[Thanks Bryan--I'm really interested in any improvements you might come up with, especially with the thread tube. Please keep me posted.

 

Bill

[feckineejit 0]

Thanks for these pictures m8, was planning on getting a new bobbin, but after seeing this i think i will try making a few of my own, great work

[lykos33 0]

Here are photos of my homemade bobbins, made from 1/8" threaded rod. I heat the rod with a plumbing torch to bend it. I have experimented with the thread tubes, using copper, brass, and the plastic tubes from ball point pens.

So far the plastic is the one I prefer. If it starts fraying the thread, just cut a little bit of it off or replace it, but I have used one for two spools with no problems. Really wish I could find a source for small ceramic tubes. I use a spring, also from a ballpoint pen, behind the wing nut, to control tension. Put on a drop of lock nut thread locker to keep the wing nut from coming loose. I attach the thread tube with wraps of thread topped with brushed-on super glue. The bobbins work great and are cheap and easy to make. I'd be interested to see what other folks have come up with--mine are still a work in progress.

 

 

Here's a supplier of ceramic tubes, I have not tried them ...yet

[bldrbill 0]

Lykos--please post the link again for the ceramic tube supplier--didn't come through. Thanks, Bill

 

[lykos33 0]

http://www.coorstek.com/resources/8510-1031_Tubes_Rods.pdf

 

sorry about that, I must have been half asleep...backshifts bite!! You may have to copy and paste to get it...