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Maddog10 Faceplant
Joined: 19 May 2011 Posts: 3
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Posted: May 25, 2011 2:05 am Post subject: 4 or 6 Bar Spool??? |
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Hey Guys,
I'm currently building my first winch, and I'm just wondering what your opinions are on the spool bars. Do you guys think 4 is okay, or would you recommend going with 6? Just trying to get some info before I take my drawings to the machine shop. Thanks. |
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GnarShredd Backside 180
Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1529 City: Seattle
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Posted: May 25, 2011 8:01 am Post subject: |
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The smoother of a circle you can get, the better IMO. I'd go with 6. |
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Maddog10 Faceplant
Joined: 19 May 2011 Posts: 3
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Posted: May 25, 2011 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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Has anyone ever done 8 or is that overkill? I mean it seems easy enough to do, would give you more strength, and a smoother circle. I don't remember ever seeing one with 8 though? |
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GnarShredd Backside 180
Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1529 City: Seattle
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Posted: May 25, 2011 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Maddog10, You could if you wanted and if it doesn't make the sidewalls too weak. Besides, 6 works pretty well if you want to save the extra work even if it's not much. |
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Live2Ride Ollie
Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 62 City: San Jose
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Posted: May 25, 2011 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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How big are the sidewalls of your spool? The spool I build had 13" sidewalls with 6 bars for the rope but I made sure the bars had an inner diameter of 8". Here's the link to some of my pics http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31468
And 8 bars would be ok but like GharShredd said, save yourself the work if you can. _________________ TheLiquidPlayground.com |
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Maddog10 Faceplant
Joined: 19 May 2011 Posts: 3
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Posted: May 25, 2011 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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I'm planning on doing 15" diameter spool walls made out of 1/4" aluminum or possibly steel (hoping to avoid steel for weight but we'll see) with adjustable 4.5", 6.5", and 8.5" inner diameters. I plan on doing 6 bars as of now. That is open for suggestions at the moment though. Like I said, this is my first winch so I would love to hear what worked for you guys or what you would change looking back? Thanks. |
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