Bobbin hanger alternative

My Dad made one for me decades ago before the wire ones came out. I had an
old table clamp that held a 3/8" rod with another clamp. Dad cut a piece of
3/8" reinforcing rod about 12" high and welded a two inch piece of welding
rod about two inches out from the side of the rod. My black plastic
Herter's bobbins hung nicely over the loop.

It worked as well as the wire hanger I use today except I can move the wire
one 45 degrees from my vise which gives a little more arm room to the right
while tying.

Good luck!
\John



"A Comulada" wrote in message
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I've been looking to get one of those bobbin hangers for my vice. Being
that my vice is one of the bottom of the line, el cheap-o ones from Bass
Pro Shops. I decided to figure out an alternative to use till I can get
the funds for a respectable one that would be included with the vice...

here goes!

I found that a wire-style clothes hanger cut to proper length (12-14"),
making the necessary bends to be able to hold the bobbin out of the way
and
the other end wrapped 3-4 times around the shaft of the vice works great
and at almost no cost (cost of the hanger)... It takes a little effort to
get the right size of the coils. Wrapped a little smaller than the shaft
diameter is ideal (this is the most difficult part). After getting the
coils slid onto the vice shaft and into place, it stays put and doesn't
slide down at all. I'll post a picture on A.B.F.P, sorry for the low-res
pic.

It's not as pretty and clean as a commercial made one but it works for
what I
need it to do...

Anthony