DIY Spool Ideas

Breeeeett · Faceplant Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 48 City: Morris

im in the process of building a winch... any ideas or seen any decent DIY spools? post some pics or plans.
sorry if this is a repost.

paulmc · Posted: Apr 09, 2009 7:19 am Post subject:

www.winchskating.com

look through the forums on there, its a diy winchers heaven. plans, ideas and shopping lists are all on there.

416 · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 836 City: Toronto

yeah same i need one

Breeeeett · Faceplant Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 48 City: Morris

paulmc, yeah i have looked there but it seems like that site kinda fell apart, doesn't look like too many people use it anymore. i was looking for some new great ideas, or actually be able to get some responses if i saw something worth trying.

paulmc · Posted: Apr 15, 2009 2:08 am Post subject:

indeed not many people use it, but the search through the forums, they are encyclopedic.

One that always sticks in my mind is the sticky post in the retrieval system forum!
Simple way to make a spool...

Also there other ways too (cutting disc's, threaded rod, tube to go over the threaded rod and hubs to hold it all on the axle).

As for responses, most of the guys that posted on there now post on here. So you can always find what you need, plus you can always try sending a pm to someone on winchskating they may respond.

slothboy420 · Frontside 180 Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 274 City: atco

go get two 20"x20" pieces of aluminum 1/4" thick cut 14" circles with a jigsaw with a good metal blade get a length of schedule 40 1" id alumn pipe for the axle to run on and use the rest as 6" spacers with long bolts to hold the 6" space at 8" id circle might have to weld a lil but it won't cost much check out my winch on the topic of slothboy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

i "found" two perfectly good stops signs to cut and use for spool walls Smash

Breeeeett · Faceplant Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 48 City: Morris

POPTART, haha nice... i "found" one a while back too. just not in winch worthy shape. maybe ill do some more "shopping" Laughing

Sounds like a good idea.

416 · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 836 City: Toronto

sorry if this should be a simple answer but i just wanted to know you attach the hubs to the cutting disc

Spill way · Faceplant Joined: 15 Feb 2009 Posts: 26 City: Jacksonville

Clown's

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

416, drill through it and bolt it on

LAXitives288 · Posted: May 10, 2009 3:57 pm Post subject:

Like the other guys said, use the stop signs for the sides. I used a scuba tank with the ends cut off as the inner part of my spool. I drilled holes and tapped them and just bolted the side pieces of the spool on. This was about the only part of my winch that didnt require fiddling.