Fixing the Line tamer

[Matt Follett]

Okay yeah I bought one... sucker I know, but it was so much fun in the store...

Problem, have to find the end to feed through, or take a throw ball off...

NOPE not any more... pruning saw across the top (yep job site modification ) and I feed in anywhere on the line. Its slightly angled so once its between the feed wheels the line can't slip out... now it's a real tool, won't collect so much dust

 

[SilverBlue]

It's a great time saver, thanks Matt, I'll have to fire up the HT 75 and do some surgery.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Can somebody tell me what those extra two rubber thingies are for?

 

[SilverBlue]

Extra rubbers for the rollers in case one wears out.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Yea, I thought that, but they are smooth rubber and the rollers have a sandpaper-type surface. Its like they are for a diff sized line, or something.

 

[SilverBlue]

Hmmm could be! I never compared thickness. What size line are you running?

 

[NickfromWI]

When I was at TCI, I inquired the same thing. Remember that this tool was not designed for arborists. It is something we borrowed from fisherpeople. One lady suggested to me that the sandpaper texture is for sharpening fish hooks. I don't know how high up the crapometer that is, but that's what she said.

love
nick

 

[MasterBlaster]

Thats what it is, then.

I bet the gizmos were meant to be slipped over the rollers to snug-up the squeeze for a smaller gauge fishing line.

Make sense?

 

[kurtztree]

Anybody have a picture yet on the slot they cut in the line tamer?

 

[MasterBlaster]

 

[kurtztree]

see the other thread I found the picture.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

What thread?
Got a link?

 

[kurtztree]

here it is

 

[Matt Follett]

here's how I did mine. not a great pic, (don't have a real one...)
biggest problem with this thing... Hey what's that noise in my kit bag!, oh that's why the battaries are dead!

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

It looks like you came in from the top. Does the line fall out?

 

[MasterBlaster]

I would imagine you just put your thumb over it.

 

[Matt Follett]

Once the line is in, it stays in as long as you keep the unit 'upright' and spooling from ground, up and back down to bag, cube, what have you.