Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 9 Apr 1995.
Line Spool Invention
alt.ascii-art
· 2 messages · 9 Apr 1995 - 11 Apr 1995
Don Schiewer (sch...@mfa.com) wrote:
: I came up with a low cost and easy way to make kite line spools.
:
: I use a heavy gauge coat hanger and bend it as follows...
_
/-\ ( ) <- attach here
| | --> |
/ |
Here | Here /-----\ <- hold here
v / \ v / \
/ \ / \
/ \ \ / <- Wind here
(___________________) /_____________\
-Don Schiewer- -Don Schiewer-
:If anyone has seen this before, please let me know --
:Otherwise, it is my invention.
:You should get about 1 foot per wind.
:It is called a Winger (tm) (cp 1995)
:Feel free to duplicate and propagate, but do not plaguerate.
:Don Schiewer
:sch...@mfa.com
Dunno about the invention but I've never seen those ASCII pictures
before so I added your name to them as credits :-) :-)
Bye,
>Don Schiewer (sch...@mfa.com) wrote: >: I came up with a low cost and easy way to make kite line spools. >: >: I use a heavy gauge coat hanger and bend it as follows... > _ > /-\ ( ) <- attach here > | | --> | > / | > Here | Here /-----\ <- hold here > v / \ v / \ > / \ / \ > / \ \ / <- Wind here > (___________________) /_____________\ > -Don Schiewer- -Don Schiewer- >:If anyone has seen this before, please let me know -- >:Otherwise, it is my invention. >:You should get about 1 foot per wind. >:It is called a Winger (tm) (cp 1995) >:Feel free to duplicate and propagate, but do not plaguerate. >:Don Schiewer >:sch...@mfa.com Hmmmm, where did I read that tightly wound line has enough force to actually CRUSH some winders? And loosly wound line is an invitation to disaster (tangles). The last time I let out enought line to see the 'core' on one of my WINDBREAKER winders I saw indentations on the hardwood from line pressure. Richard in Boston ami...@tiac.net
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