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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 news ![]() 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 |
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