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[Slazmo]

Originally Posted by yellow door 1

I have

Auto correct. "I have seen"

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by Slazmo

Auto correct. "I have seen"

I thought you were trying to say - "Havent you seen"

Thats why I said - "I have"

[donga]

Only a couple of small bits but was a good arvo tinkering around.

My native kayak trolley snapped and axle so i bought a sea to summit cart. That was DohDohDohDoh. So i added the black bit from one cart to the other. Beautiful!

I also wanted a short pole for my kayak. One end to grab tree branches etc and the other to put a lure retriever on. Hey presto!

[yellow door 1]

That hound looks hard to impress but I'm digging it - 2 innovations in one arvo is a good day for any innovator

[donga]

Thanks

[sucker]

when I use to canoe fish the paddle was the lure retriever, if I was snagged on the bottom just hold the line tight and run the paddle along the leader underwater till I could smack it off, a groove cut into the end of the paddle made it heaps easier.

[donga]

Originally Posted by sucker

when I use to canoe fish the paddle was the lure retriever, if I was snagged on the bottom just hold the line tight and run the paddle along the leader underwater till I could smack it off, a groove cut into the end of the paddle made it heaps easier.

Ive done that on occasions. Only thing i dont like about that is running a scratched up paddle blade down light fluro leading might not be the best for it. Plus i keep my paddle in the paddle holders out the back...its easier for me to just have a short stick sitting on the deck.

[greggo_1]

I had to do some repairs to a couple of rods, so I decided to drag out my rod lathe. While it was out I thought I'd share it here.

I'd found an old sewing machine motor and thought I could use it as a rod lathe...here's how it finished up.

[greggo_1]

The head unit is a few pulleys scrounged from some old kids toy wheels, with a couple of "O" rings as belts. It's got a foot pedal for variable speeds.The rod mount is a bit of PVC pipe with adjustable screws to centre the rod.

[greggo_1]

The roller bizzo is just an old set of old rollerblade wheels, mounted onto some steel framework.

The whole unit works a treat...just the thing with winter approaching...!

[greggo_1]

I had some wheels left over, so I made a smaller roller support for longer one-piece rods and surf rods.

[nereus]

Originally Posted by yellow door 1

"There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip"

Sorry in your neck of the woods there's probably a Maverick behind every bush
nereus

[donga]

Greggo that is freakin awesome!

[greggo_1]

Originally Posted by donga

Greggo that is freakin awesome!

Thanks mate. It's funny how you randomly find something, like a sewing machine motor, and straight away you know what you are going to turn it into.

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by greggo_1

I had to do some repairs to a couple of rods, so I decided to drag out my rod lathe. While it was out I thought I'd share it here.

I'd found an old sewing machine motor and thought I could use it as a rod lathe...here's how it finished up.

Thats pretty good Greggo - you might even have my set-up beat.

But in the hands of a skilled operator - magic can happen with even the most basic of tools