Jake Grey

This is per the request of William Bartlett. I hope it is helpful.

I decided to make a wrapper/dryer for myself for Christmas. It is made from 1 x 4 pine finished with Minwax Helmsman spar urethane and incorporates T-Track from Rockler.com. It has a removable drying motor, sliding thread carriage, four uprights and two sections, each four feet long. I might try adding a sewing machine motor later to make a “power wrapper.†It works great. My other photos have further construction details.

6 RPM drying motor purchased on eBay (I see them there all the time for around $10), removable and fully adjustable mount to achieve exact level and homemade chuck.

Fully adjustable for exact level. Rollers: wheels are 1 ½†nylon patio door wheels (Lowe’s) and tires are 1 ½†x 1 ¼†slip joint washers (Ace Hardware).

4 spool sliding carriage, spring tension on spool, spring thread guide so you can walk away mid-wrap without it unraveling. Stop wingnuts (have nylon insert) so that wingnuts do no turn with the spool.