Making rope coils
MSW 1 had a couple topics about making rope coils. I would like to review some of that and perhaps others can add to this.
There are at least two types of rope coils. The first is the spirally wrapped one that might lie on deck. The second is the coil that is part of belaying a line on a cleat or belaying pin. I'll cover them one at a time.
There is a fellow (help??) who made a fixture to make the flat coils. I took a similar approach with some materials on hand. I took a piece of plastic t
I have a put together a similar method of rope coiling. I think these could be a more permanent solution. I have made a number of these `rope coilers' so I can coil multiple ropes and save time.
These are `counters' used in primary school to help with maths. (I'm a teacher)
They are available on ebay for about $5.00 per 100 (AUS)
The beauty of them is that they are transparent so you can see what you are doing!
(just search for transparent coloured counters - on ebay)
Take two counter
