Homemade Ball Winder - Untested

[losingmymind2]

DH was looking in a magazine at the hospital today while waiting for his ultrasound; and there was an easy to make POWER yarn ball winder shown.

 

Take a power drill (I guess regular or cordless would work)

 

Put a toilet paper core down over the chuck of the drill.

 

Start winding.

 

Personally, I would probably take the first loose end, and tuck it in a small slit in the core just so I could find it again. I should have grabbed the magazine, maybe I'll sneak back in and snatch it, lol.

[moonspinners]

what a cool idea! now my husband has something to do while watching the Yankees!

[contrary.crocheter]

I have to try this! :deviltime to raid my husbands tools since he has already left for work. He won't mind, I would just like to make my attempt without him rolling in the floor laughing and making comments about the ongoing yarn obsession.

[losingmymind2]

He'll wonder why you're so willing to buy him a new drill for the Holidays...not knowing you have plans for the old one.

[allieliz]

Watch out that hubby doesn't get all "Tim the Tool Man" and decide the homemade ball winder needs "More power!" :eekCan you imagine?

[Lydia48021]

I haven't heard of making a ball winder with a drill, but I have heard of one from a handheld mixer. Sounds interesting!

[jimbo]

great idea AND it adds an excuse for buying a drill! You probably could wind yarn in the pattern folks do for Nostependes so you end up with a center pull ball if you wind loose enough to allow removal of the tolit paper roll.

[MaryPat]

I use my Champion Juicer as a yarn winder. Without any attachments, it has a rotating center bit large enough to hold a cone to wind the yarn onto.

 

I've given myself string burns from it going through my fingers so quickly. It's got a 1.4 hp engine that goes 1 speed only.

 

I think a variable bit drill would work better because you could have a slow speed.

[craziebunny]

has anyone tried this yet? lol

[hockeymomcrochets]

Here is something on using an electric mixer as a winder....

[craziebunny]

I know how that would turn up for me!! I would have a big hunk of knots wrapped around the mixer!! I have hard enough time not getting cake mix everywhere