Here is the build of the making of a wire spinner. It can be used to wind up other things as well but I have high tensile wire fence. When you build it or repair you need something that will allow you to unspool the wire. I never cared for the ones they sell so lets get to making it.
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1 I'll start with making the center shafts. Grabbed some 1.125" round stock for the collar that will be attached to the top sections. Center drilled, then .375 and then to the finish size of .750". Had to use a long drill as there is some length here.
2 Here is how far it was in there. I want a shoulder so I didn't drill all the way through. Just chucked to drill to desired length, then bottom it out. Had to do a lot of plunges as no where for the chips to go. You have to drag them out or you'll bind the drill up and can even break it if you go too far.
3 On the other end I drilled a .3125 hole. I'm going to use this as an attachment point and to put some drag on it so it doesn't freewheel.
4 Cleaned up a section of .750" round stock for the bottom half.
5 I drilled and tapped one end for a .3125 bolt.
6 Here you can see my plan. I'm using an old die spring on top of the .750" shaft. The bolt will pull it down on the spring and create some drag. I can adjust the drag by how tight the bolt is.
7 For the bottom feet I'm making a simple cross out of 1.500" box tubing. Making a 30" spread. Cutting them up here with the chop saw.
8 One 30" and two pieces 14.25".
9 Before welding them on I'll go ahead and drill a .750" hole on the drill press. This will keep the shaft nice and straight for welding.
10 Pressed the shaft in and TIG welded the bottom flush.
11 Pressed the shaft in and TIG welded it flush on the bottom.
12 Flipped it over and welded the top side.
13 Now I'm welding the box tubing together with the MIG welder after tacking it all and double checking squareness and such.
14 All welded up and it's not going anywhere!
15 here is another visual of how it works. Some may wonder how I'm going to keep the bolt from threading in or out. I could use locktight but I have another way of doing it.
16 Sand! Since it is a blind hole all you have to do is put enough sand in it till it bottom out. The tension on the threads will lock it in position and won't spin on or off. Simple and cheap.
17 Before doing the upper collar I decided to add a grease Zerk to keep everything turning smooth and not wearing out.
18 Cut out another round of box tubing for the top and drilled a 1.063 hole as I had that drill bit on hand. I wanted to keep a little meat on the sides anyway. I'll just turn the shaft collar till it fits.
19 Turned it back the thickness of the box tubing, 1.500" and basically turned it to a press fit.
20 Pushed it in with an arbor press and its self aligning to weld.
21 Just TIG welded it with no filler rod, Just cranked it up for good penetration and it lays flush.
22 Finish welded it all and now I need an outer ring. This is needed to keep the wire from catching. Something the factory made ones don't do. I've pulled a lot of wire building fence over the years and it's very annoying when it does that because you have to walk back if your alone on the job.
23 Had some 1.500" strap on the metal pile but it was too short. Grabbed another one and welded it back. I need about 8.5' to make the circle.
24 TIG welded it too as it lays flush and would give me fits when using the ring roller.
