Need advice - Fishing line winder ideas

Since this is rec.metalworking, the first thing you need is a lathe....

When you have a lathe and a mill, every project looks like a steam engine...

Anywhoooo.... How about if you scrounge a motor and controller off of an old sewing machine? Your friendly local sewing machine dealer will probably sell you one off a scrap machine cheap...

Jerry

Chuck something up in a hand drill. Randy

Yup. You can also find old sewing machines at Goodwill and at garage sales.

The winders I've seen had a helical shaft with follower to wind the line onto the spool level. No more than they cost, I don't know why you'd want to make one. At the very least, buy one as a pattern for a better one.

Mine doesn't. I just guide the line with my fingers. But my spools are small freshwater tackle, not big saltwater gear.

If you load the spool on a spinning reel by winding it on, you get a lot of twist in the line. It's better to wind the spool like loading thread on a bobbin. I use my lathe.

Baitcasting reels can be loaded by just winding on the line. They're the ones with the bidirectional helical levelwind mechanisms.

"Don Foreman" wrote

I knew that, I was just kicking the cage. I use my lathe also. But if your machinery challenged (no lathe) and you need to wind on to a spinning reel, let the line come of the big spool the way it goes on the reel. Lots less twist that way. Then when you go fishing, troll long with a swivel and a big floating lure and the twist goes away. Tom