Thread wrapping jig for the lathe

[Dale Lynch]

Hi fellas, I made a jig for thread wrapping to fit my lathe. Hopefully it will help keep equal tension on all the threads, fingers cant do 4 at a time.
Made from Maple and Chechen with various washers and bolts. Only had to buy the springs. A professional one from CRB is $100.00

 

[MRDucks2]

Good Luck! Let us know how it "turns" out!

 

[dogcatcher]

I would suggest getting some thread tensioners. The companies that sell rodmaking supplies sell them but i have found them at other places

 

[RichAldrich]

Awesome jig!

 

[Woodchipper]

Compression springs for tension can be found at any hardware store. I found our local Ace Hardware store to be the best. Here's my setup. Built custom fishing rods for seven years. Wood is from sink cutouts found at a local countertop shop.

 

[Dale Lynch]

Thanks fellas, after looking at it on the screen I realized the springs should've been on the outside. This gives a straighter path to the eyelets below. The nose pivots to help keep the threads straight. Too lazy to make a sliding one.

 

[Dale Lynch]

Good Luck! Let us know how it "turns" out!

Takes awhile to hand turn a blank. 7mm tube, 4 color Tigerwrap Metallic blue, orange, metallic yellow, and purple.



Finished the base wrap on another, Ill get it posted tomorrow.

 

[Dale Lynch]

Here's another Tigerwrap using Blk, fourescent orange, gold,white.


This is a 2 thread tigerwrap, Maroon ,light grey.


Not happy of the flat colors of the pre-treated thread for this style. Geeting some new thread soon, hopefully a few untreatd spools.grabbag sale. The jig works wonderfully keeping the thread sorted and straight.