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George

04-08-2000 14:01:48




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We just bought a 3 hook rope maker off of E-BAY and have no idea how to make a piece of rope with it. Does anyone have any advice or instructions about the set-up and use of this tool?
Thanks in advance for your help,
George




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Chuck

03-07-2001 20:30:49




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 Re: Rope Maker in reply to George , 04-08-2000 14:01:48  
Hey Paul. What kind of rope maker do you have? Values vary. I happen to be looking for one for a historical society. We intend to fasten it to a covered wagon. Every time I find one, it is already sold.

George, what kind of rope maker do you have? Does it have a name? Wooden or cast iron? Number of gears, hooks, etc. Does ti have a comb or small device you slide along the rope as it is being twisted?

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paul

04-09-2000 19:01:42




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 Re: Rope Maker in reply to George , 04-08-2000 14:01:48  
Glad to read the answers here, as there is one hanging in my shop.

Would you care to e-mail the worth of one of these things? :)

--->Paul



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Dick L

04-10-2000 10:30:39




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 Re: Re: Rope Maker in reply to paul, 04-09-2000 19:01:42  
I have no idea what it would be worth. The one we had we more or less was used as a game. Used some of the rope as plow ropes but other than that rope was not used much on our farm.



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Dick L

04-08-2000 15:04:21




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 Re: Rope Maker in reply to George , 04-08-2000 14:01:48  

We made rope with one of those when we were in 4 H back in the late 40's. We also took it to the county fair and did demonstrations For short lengths of rope we clamped the crank part to one saw horse and the other end or divider to another saw horse. Someone would have to sit on the saw horses to keep them from tiping over. That took at least three people. For longer ropes we used two hay wagons and clamped them to the back standards. We used bailer twine to string up what ever size we wanted to make. You start stringing from the divider,( the divider haveing a slot about 1 inch wide at the top and both sides) loop the string over one of the hooks and back through the same slot where you started, then loop to another slot in the divider and back to another hook, do the same for the third hook and tye the ends that you started with and ended with togather. Crank the hooks to twist the string. Do this untill the string or twine just starts to kink. You have to be able to move the divider towards the crank as you twist the string because the twisting shortens the rope your making. You will now put a single hook at the back of the divider and twist the opposit way you turned the crank as you slide the divider towards the crank. We used an old brace and made a hook out of 1/4" rod. ( a brace being the crank part of a brace and bit that was used to drill holes in wood before electric drills) We even tried to splice used bailer twine to make rope we got some small pieces but it didn't work well. You can string several strands to make larger dia. rope but it gets real heavy work before your done. Good luck and have fun.

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Helen P. Cotton

04-22-2000 18:57:44




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 Re: Re: Rope Maker in reply to Dick L, 04-08-2000 15:04:21  
I have purchased a Wonder Rope Maker. It appears to be very old but in good shape. It is a 5 ply rope maker. Does anyone have a pattern for a rope paddle to keep it straight. Also would like to have information on how to thread it to make the rope.
Thank you
Helen Cotton



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john d

04-08-2000 14:45:33




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 Re: Rope Maker in reply to George , 04-08-2000 14:01:48  
Old fella who was a neighbor of mine had something that must have been pretty similar. As I remember... he had a board about 8" long with 3 nails in it. He'd tie a piece of baler twine about 15 feet long to each nail, then put a loop on the other end of each piece and hook the loops on the hooks you describe. Pulling the twines out straight and then cranking the machine made the rope. I think...!

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