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Does anyone make one of these? I wind and store my cable this way as it does not heat up if I use it when not fully unwound. I do it by hand and a frame would be neater and easier.
I always undo the whole drum but I agree that a figure of 8 may be a good idea, dispersing the heat over a greater area.
A fabricated design may not be a great seller but looking at the design on my Bex Bistle, I may try and copy their concept.
I could use a board about 800x100 with a piece of wood 30x30x100 fixed at either end. Finished off with a cable retaining swivel that could release all of the cable or keep it on the frame. Yes! I think you have set me onto a new task. Drat! I was going to have an easy day until you came along.
Alan
I had just got my tools out when the boiler service engineer turned up and found a problem, which now takes priority. I will have a go later with some sealing wax and string.
Alan
Well I had a go, cut up a broom handle, drilled two 25mm hloes and added too much glue and screwed two window spacers on the end of the truncated broom bits.
All I need now is enough sunshine to go outside and see if it works better than the drum I use.
Sorry! I am working towards a minimalist design and I think Andrew has first call on royalties, since he pushed me over the cliff of lethargy.
I may now drill out a space just off-centre for my wife's fingers to go through while I wind up the cable on the drum I purchased for winding cables on.
Alan
Hi Alan, been away and just got back and caught up with your posts. Excellent job and pictures. Thanks very much for making it and posting. Now I will have to do something similar. Damn!
I always undo the whole drum but I agree that a figure of 8 may be a good idea, dispersing the heat over a greater area...
my thought was that a figure of eight would cancel out the induced current/heat that a coil creates. Can someone confirm if that is true? It certainly cancels the twist in the flex.
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I don't there will be enough profit in it for Dragons Den though 
