Frying pan spool

BryceBell · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 1:13 am Post subject: Frying pan spool

just made my spool out of some frying pans, cutting disks, threaded rod and some hollow tubing.. tell me what you think

jat447 · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 4:03 am Post subject:

Hey,
Looks neat, pretty well made.
I would only worry that it might not be strong enough to cope with pulling an adult weight from a deep start.
We used 2 brake discs joined with 6 Massive steel bolts in a similar way.
First time we used it, the bolts bent out of shape with the force of the rope. Bolts were 3/4 inch and solid.
But.... it depends on the gearing also - ours was wrong Crying or Very sad

bachlonso · Backside 180 Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 670 City: NFA

BryceBell, looks good but probably hella heavy! i second that, what jat447, said: the size of the tubing and threaded rod might not be sufficient for the forces working on that thing.

Soulprogression · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 10:15 am Post subject:

looks good, agree with what jat447, andbachlonso, said but would also add that it looks kind of wide. Too wide a spool and your line will start piling up and slipping off causing a jerky pull while riding. try to aim for a spool and line guide within about two inches difference of width.

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

I'm using all thread and metal conduit on mine and so far it's worked perfectly

BryceBell · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 11:10 am Post subject:

Yeah thats the only think i was worried about was it not being strong enough.. it seems pretty strong right now tho.. its not that wide either... the center bars are only 6 inches.. Montgomery, what size of thread did you use for yours?

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

BryceBell · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

and that has worked fine so far?

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

so far so good

BryceBell · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 3:37 pm Post subject:

yeah i think i used a little smaller thread than that.. but it seems to be pretty strong.. we will see how it holds up when we test everything out