suppiler of spools

rfmcrx · Posted: Feb 02, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject: suppiler of spools

looking for a company to supply me with spools for my winch company?
anyone know of any?

Guy · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 842 City: Orillia

Get a cad drawing of your spool.

Contact a laser cutting company

http://www.dblasermetals.com/

These guys have reasonable prices. There in Creemore.

Then buy the keystock, sprocket and brake set-up.

I'll take 5% in stock. Smash

Just kidding

rfmcrx · Posted: Feb 02, 2011 8:29 pm Post subject:

Guy, I can make the spools myself, i just would perfer to buy prebuilt spools. Our local metal supplier did the cutting for me on my last spool, all i had to do was drill out the sidewalls and asemble. thanks for the link, will keep them in mind if i need any lazer cutting.

Guy · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 842 City: Orillia

rfmcrx, The last company i saw selling spools was "release". I think they went out of business though.

Found this.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Wake-winch-QUICK-RELEASE-SPOOL-wakeskate-wakeboard-NEW-/170597683002?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b86a0f3a

sprocket america · Posted: Feb 03, 2011 7:50 am Post subject:

what are you lookin to have made...sprocket america started off as a winch comp....we have all our spools made locally ...get in touch with me and let me kno what your lookin for and ill see if we can work somthing out

supermanotorious · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 518 City: Phoenix

check these out, i think they're going to work

rfmcrx · Posted: Feb 03, 2011 12:22 pm Post subject:

supermanotorious, I tried making a spoolout of oak already, it worked great. i would rather have metal sidewalls, metal holds up a little better and is easier to make releasing spools. heres a pic of the first winch i made with a wood spool.

supermanotorious · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 518 City: Phoenix

awesome, thanks for sharing, i know steel would hold up better but the wood is crazy light weight and easy to work with, as far as releasing spool it all boils down to your hub so why do you think metal would be better than wood for that particular point? i dont think the walls matter

sprocket america · Posted: Feb 03, 2011 6:58 pm Post subject:

the release pin has to go thru the wood into the shaft...so if the winch gets under a stress it will break the wood were the pin runs thru it.....so metal is way beter if you are doin a release...

rfmcrx · Posted: Feb 04, 2011 7:03 am Post subject:

supermanotorious, The spool has alot of stress on it and the wood sidewalls start to flex and crack> i used 3/4" wood side walls and the first atempt worked for a few weeks until the steel rods that hold the spool together started to bend and warp the spool. You can totaly use wood just make sure you sleeve your threaded rod with heay wall tubing so it cant flex or bend. I just perfer metal because it eliminates any warping or flexing of the spool.

supermanotorious · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 518 City: Phoenix

I'm really not following, I would use a steel hub to connect these spool walls to the axle, the pin goes thru the hub, not the spool walls

sprocket america · Posted: Feb 04, 2011 10:19 am Post subject:

ok i thought u were using all wood.....but if you goin to use steel for the hub then ur all good...

c.mitchell · Faceplant Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 6

Like S.A said use metal or aluminum wood will break once swelled from the water, water decays wood..here at sprocket America we can get u a full spool crafted from aircraft aluminum and cut with a water jet. Hub bolts sidewalls will all be non corrosive!!! They work excellent and believe me its the best way, spool is so strong that it can break the realising pin if handle is sucked up into the winch. I have gone thru many prototypes in the making of this, also water jet can cut virtually any design into the spool. Let me know if u are interested!!

rfmcrx · Posted: Feb 04, 2011 5:42 pm Post subject:

The wood is a great idea! but you almost need a sidewall to be 1" thick compared to metal or alumnium that is only 1/8" thick. I understand you will be using a metal hub for the realising part of it. But if you decide to use wood, just makesure you reinforce were the bolts and rods go through the middle! I cant not stress this enough! after a few winch sessions with our wood spool i could see the wood cracking at the hub. i even thought of putting a layer of fiberglas on it! i tried 1/2" wood sidewalls and 3/4" and they both cracked and split. Good luck and let me know how it turns out! and if you need some help give me a shout!

Pulldozer · Posted: Feb 05, 2011 12:48 am Post subject:

I just PM'd you about spools.