Nautical Line Winding Fixture

[mklotz]

A variant of your alternate winding direction method is the way roadies wrap cables so as to make them uncoil without tangling. I've adopted this technique and find it more to my liking than the contractor's typical chain-link approach because it produces a more compact final product.

For the benefit of folks not familiar with the roadie method, good demonstration videos are available here...

https://lifehacker.com/coil-your-ext...r-u-1706890537

[rgsparber]

A variant of your alternate winding direction method is the way roadies wrap cables so as to make them uncoil without tangling. I've adopted this technique and find it more to my liking than the contractor's typical chain-link approach because it produces a more compact final product.

For the benefit of folks not familiar with the roadie method, good demonstration videos are available here...

https://lifehacker.com/coil-your-ext...r-u-1706890537

Marv,

You prove my point. Consider coiling up a thin line where you want the overall length to be 3-inches.

Rick

[hemmjo]

Marv,

You prove my point. Consider coiling up a thin line where you want the overall length to be 3-inches.

Rick

Thin line can be easily wound between the little finger and the thumb. For larger line wrap between the open hand and the elbow. Always wrap in the figure 8 pattern to prevent twist.

[rgsparber]

Thin line can be easily wound between the little finger and the thumb. For larger line wrap between the open hand and the elbow. Always wrap in the figure 8 pattern to prevent twist.

hemmjo,

I tried your technique but used my pointer and thumb and it worked very well. I have updated the article.

Thanks!

Rick