I don’t know what kind of reels they used but they will pull you! It takes effort to put it out
And more junk.
- Thread starter MFDAC
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The air hose reel I have will inflict injuries on a person that doesn't have a good hold on the hose when letting it back in, Aaron---LOL! Effort isn't too bad pulling it out, but it still takes a firm grip.
Had to do some preparation stuff for a road trip we are going on Thursday the 10th, so still didn't get any work done till mid afternoon.
Pulled the cord out of the reel far as it would go minus one wrap. Cut it off at 11' which is how wide the bridge crane is. Still plenty of cord to use the trouble light. Vise gripped the cord so it didn't take off and unwind inside! I've got a real ratty light I will throw away. Found one good female cord end and put it on. I even remembered to put the sliding ball and the end of the plug on the cord first before screwing the wires into the prongs.
Had to order some more cord ends to get the trouble light going again and build some short cords for around here. got plenty of 50-100 footers but only a couple less than 20 feet which are both in use.
Will probably have to just wrap the hoist male end and cord reel female end with electrical tape to keep them from working loose, unless anyone knows another way, besides tying a knot in the cords.
DAC
I’m thinking that’s what I need. Before I retired I had readers on the bottom with clear at the top. I could see to make wood cuts then see to walk away without staggering lol
I cut a piece or two of the wire insulation and wrap it around the cord where it gets clamped to increase the pressure.
When I first retired I got so frustrated because most of my cords were too long. I went to HF and bought a bag of their male and female ends. I got one of my long cords and made three shorter ones. Now that’s about all I use.
I seen those too lolThose Goodyear Eagles going on your Executive?
I always liked Grainger we had one near by when we lived in Cincinnati.
I plan on making a few even shorter, Rog. 6-15' is what I'm going to try.
Sounds like once I get done with all the lasering crap, that's what I will have, readers at the bottom, no prescription on top. I would like some like Marty was talking about with readers top and bottom, but I bet they are big money. Could have used a pair like that today!
I ended up using wire. Story below.
Nice enough day where I figured working with the overhead door open so junk can be taken off the lift and rolled outside would be good.
Took the tree trimming trailer a motorcycle jack and pressure washer off the lift and rolled them out along with the generator and snowblower that stay on the floor this time of year.
Took the little HF floor jack and moved all 4 tractors over. Gave me space to stand on the lift to work on hanging the cord reel.
Raised the lift up to a good working height and marked out where I wanted to bolt it on the I-beam. Had already drilled the bracket for the reel and slotted one hole so it could be squared up. Hadn't marked it yet in the pic.
Now the drilling. It sucked bad for awhile! I'm too wimpy anymore to put upward pressure on the drill to get a normal bit through something that thick! Started with 1/8" and planned to work it out bigger with 4 or so reaching a little bigger than 5/16". Didn't even look at the size---LOL! I wanted some "wiggle room". That was going nowhere. Almost gave up but then I thought about some "rivet" bits. That's what I always called them anyway.
Only have 1/8" left any more, and only 3 new ones. Make that 2 now. Used to have 3/16" too. Probably used them up on racecars after getting away from building electric sign cabinets. They used mostly 1/8". That little bit made short work on drilling a first pilot hole! Then just kept stepping it out with 4 other sizes after that.
Bolted the bracket on and squared it up. Of course I put it on backwards first---LOL! Took it back off and reversed it. Hung the reel.
I had already wrapped wire between the reel cord and the hoist in the pic. Lowered the hook to pull it over and it seems to work fine. It does have enough spring to pull the hoist back a bit but it's not as much resistance as Aaron described earlier.
Started getting cold and windy so hurried up and raised the lift back up and tipped the waste oil barrel over in the process! Fortunately there was just a small amount of oil that leaked from the cap vent. Glad I keep that thing close to empty all the time!
Brought junk back in and closed up the door!
DAC
Have you looked at twist lock plugs Doug? Any electrical supply place should have female and male twist lock plugs.
I know what they are, Jake. You must remember if it didn't come from junk I probably won't buy it---LOL! Basically I'm too cheap. The cord ends I have ordered were 5 sets for 20 bucks. Probably can't buy one twist lock set for that.
I do appreciate the comments from you though!
DAC
I kinda a figured, but I decided to throw it out here anyway. Thought maybe in the assorted collection of "stuff" you acquired over the years (appliances, generators. trailers, etc), you might have some of those plugs on hand.
That was something I never brought home. It was usually one end or the other in the scrap, so never brought any home.
Thanks again Jake.
DAC
That’s cheaper than HF. The last time I bought them they were a little less than $3. each not a set.