Thread: Quad rod dryers
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Old 03-03-2007, 05:22 PM   #3
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I'm sure those quad dryers are nice but wow $$$.

I think with a little thought you could make your own quad/tri/bi with 1 motor not 4, 4 sheaves, 4 clutches (rod grabbers) and a long oring.

Your just drying, don't need much torque but it has to be dependable as to not stop a rod before it is done.

For rod supports your don't really need sheaves, a felt lined V and some tape over the blank has little resistance when spinning slow.

After your sone making your rig you can mount it in a nice clean plywood box with 2 40W lightbulbs for a heat source. That really cuts down the drying time and will keep some airbourne dirt off them. My cellar isn't real free of airbourne dust so this I may build someday.

Jon, 24' Nauset-Green Topsides, Beamie, North River. Channel 68/69. MSBA, NIBA
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