Irish linen wrap

newo9277

newo9277

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Hi,
I am trying to learn how to do a linen wrap.
I'm doing a dry test run on a old house cue. Everytime i get about an inch into it the linen gets tangled. It just twists up into a knot before it gets into my hand. I have it on the spool it came on. It is below me, spinning on a dowel that is horizontal. Is there a way to avoid this from happening? What am i doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Owen
 
newo9277 said:
Hi,
I am trying to learn how to do a linen wrap.
I'm doing a dry test run on a old house cue. Everytime i get about an inch into it the linen gets tangled. It just twists up into a knot before it gets into my hand. I have it on the spool it came on. It is below me, spinning on a dowel that is horizontal. Is there a way to avoid this from happening? What am i doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Owen
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Not sure, if it is coming straight off the spool on to the cue it should no twist. Is this a factory spool or something you bought that has just enough on the spool for one cue?
 
macguy said:
Not sure, if it is coming straight off the spool on to the cue it should no twist. Is this a factory spool or something you bought that has just enough on the spool for one cue?
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It is a spool with just enough for one cue. It's from Atlas.
 
Is the spool spinning faster than you are wrapping, or is the spool spinning real loose?

If the linen gets some slack, sometimes too much unravels from the spool, and it gets tangled.

Try putting tension on the spool, and see if that helps.
 
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newo9277 said:
It is a spool with just enough for one cue. It's from Atlas.
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Thats the problem, it has not been wrapped nicely on the spool you have and wants to twist. Do the best you can, it will just take a little longer. This is not usually the case though, wraping cues is pretty easy and the linen goes right on..
 
I've had the same thing happen to me with those spools, but not sure if that's what the problem was, because a spool of fishing line will do the same thing when spooling a reel, and not starting it off correctly.I have had them work with no problems also. Even had a full spool try to do that on me before. I believe the trick is starting it off correct, and making sure you don't start off with a twist in It. you want the thread to lay over the cue with the natural curve that being spooled puts on it, and try not to twist it when starting off, because if twisted from the get go, it will sometimes only progress and get worse. Just be real aware of how well It's started & It's coming off the spool straight, Also if you get any twist in the begining, then probably no sense in going farther, because it will more then likely just get worse farther down the wrap. Someone else may have a better conclusion, but this is what's worked for me.

Good Luck
Greg
 
On one of my tool boxes I have a toilet papet holder, 4 inches from that I have a phenolic eye bolt mounted so it aligns with the center of the holder.
This way the linen is always forced to come off straight and the distance between the holder and eye bolt help restrict the back lash.
 
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