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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Ty Marcucci on September 12, 2010, 06:56:20 PM

Title: olde dogs can learn new tricks
Post by: Ty Marcucci on September 12, 2010, 06:56:20 PM

Today I was winding my lines up the usual way and noticed they were starting to get "coiled" pretty bad.  At this point I exchange them for new ones.   Tom Morris told me about a way to remove the coils.

Remove the lines from the lead outs and wipe them in the opposite direction. In other words from the handle to the plane. I have always, since the late 50's, wiped from the plane to the handle.  Well whatta ya know, the lines became fairly straight and after two reverse wipes are almost like new or very straight. I asked a few of the Experts and Advanced and they seemed to know about this technique.

I'll bet a bunch of us Beginners and Intermediates might not know about it.  Now we do... Just one of those things you never give much thought about.  FWIW guys.

Title: Re: olde dogs can learn new tricks
Post by: Howard Rush on September 12, 2010, 08:17:34 PM

Whew.  From that title I was afraid you'd gone electric. 

Title: Re: olde dogs can learn new tricks
Post by: John Witt on September 12, 2010, 08:29:06 PM

Howard, what happened at Chehalis?

John Witt

Title: Re: olde dogs can learn new tricks
Post by: Gene Martine on September 12, 2010, 08:44:52 PM

 Z@@ZZZ Z@@ZZZ
 Ty:
 Who are you calling an Old Dog!!!!
  ~^ ~^ ~^ ~^ ~^
 Gene

Title: Re: olde dogs can learn new tricks
Post by: Paul Taylor on September 12, 2010, 09:22:12 PM

Ty flew some very good patterens this weekend too. 

Title: Re: olde dogs can learn new tricks
Post by: Gene O'Keefe on September 14, 2010, 07:41:31 AM

Thanks for sharing Ty, I'll try it this weekend.

 Geno

Title: Re: olde dogs can learn new tricks
Post by: Jim Kraft on September 15, 2010, 06:04:55 AM

Thanks for that Ty; And thanks to Tom Morris. That guy comes up with lots of good ideas. He is also one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.

Title: Re: olde dogs can learn new tricks
Post by: wwwarbird on September 15, 2010, 05:58:14 PM

 I'll have to burn that one into the melon, thanks Ty! y1