Re: Cord Reel

Note the cable exit (from the reel) is currently "framed" by a set of 4 orthogonal rollers. I don't really see what this buys me? How is it different than front or rear dispense?

Isn't that just the same as the current *knob* -- except for the distance from the center? I.e., a knob on the circumference is essentially the same as a *crank* (originating at the axle) having a length equal to the radius... (the reel itself becomes the "crank")

What do you consider "front" and "rear"? :> I figured connecting an (appropriately shaped) handle to the "back" of the reel -- the fixed frame from which the axle protrudes. E.g., a long, slender L-shape would allow the end of the handle to be accessed from the "front" or "rear" dispense orientations; a straight handle being accessible from the "hand truck" orientation.

If I put *two* wheels on any single "side" (my three examples), then the opposing side will rest on the ground. There's enough mass there that *it* isn't going to move, of its own accord.

[Wood would be a bad construction medium; I'd use diamond plate for such a solution]

On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:14:59 -0700, Don Y Gave us:

It was originally meant to hang from a ceiling in a service garage bay.

On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:20:25 -0700, Don Y Gave us:

There are cheap, old tektronix carts out there with dual heavy casters with brakes on them, and they are already mounted on steel rails too.

I used a set to move a 700Lb CVT around the garage floor. They are rated at like 1500Lbs. Hard to find them used and cheap though.

This one is ONLY $40 and has a nice drawer too!

oh, I wasn't aware.

you don't want the knob passing behind the wheel, or getting too close to the wheel, when you're trying to wind the cable up,

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On 6 Jul 2015 07:10:57 GMT, Jasen Betts Gave us:

Did you even look at the picture?

Correct -- but that would be the same issue for the *crank*. You obviously have to consider the wheel axle location and dimensions of the wheels wrt the rest of the reel ass'y.

I've been debating the size and style of the wheels/tires given the likely places I'd have to drag it. E.g., a hand truck

*tends* to be used on paved/manufactured surfaces (capable of supporting weights that it is called upon to transport) so can have small, hard wheels; this, OTOH, has found use in far more varied locations (e.g., often being carried across lawns/yards)

I looked at some pictures. they are gone now.

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