Not everyone has the opportunity to purchase a cable winder, or they are not satisfied with the parameters of the product, since a long extension cord will not fit on the purchased reel. Therefore, it is necessary to make a device from improvised materials. Do-it-yourself extension cord coil is made in a few hours.
Materials
The plumbing store sells the right material to assemble the device. The price of pipes is low, therefore affordable for everyone. Inventory list:
- plastic coil;
- plywood;
- polypropylene pipe;
- wire;
- socket;
- fork;
- fittings.
Surely, any dacha owner has an elementary tool.
Tools
Working equipment for making a coil for an extension cord with your own hands should be with any owner of the cottage. If there are no electric tools, then they can be rented from a construction company. Listing:
- sharp knife;
- screwdriver;
- pliers;
- dowels;
- self-tapping screws;
- ruler;
- pencil;
- soldering iron for plastic;
- screwdriver;
- drill;
- sandpaper;
Instead of a soldering iron for polypropylene, you can use bolts and nuts to fix pipes.
Assembling the plastic jig
All parts are pre-cut and prepared by laying them out at the workplace. This makes it easier to get results. How to make a reel for an extension cord with your own hands step by step:
- Draw a circle of suitable diameter on plywood or MDF sheet. If the material is thin, then 4 parts must be made in order to glue them together in pairs with quick-drying glue. Cut blanks with a jigsaw or a hacksaw for metal.
- The resulting elements are symmetrically glued to each other with double-sided tape. According to the diameter of the sleeve on which the cable will be wound, a circle is drawn on the cut-out pieces of plywood. Cross-shaped lines are outlined and with the same step and dots are placed at the installation site of the sleeve. Also, one point is located in the center of the wooden disk. The wood is treated with sandpaper along the edges, since it is difficult to make an even cut with a hacksaw.
- Cut 4 metal or aluminum tubes with a diameter of 10 mm along the length of the sleeve, for example - 25 cm. You will need 8 dowels of 8-ki. Plastic rods are driven into the tubes with a hammer, in which they must be firmly established.
- At the marked points, holes are made with a drill with a diameter slightly smaller than the black self-tapping screw. In the center mark on the wooden diskmake a hole with a cross section of 22 mm.
- A tube is applied to each hole in the circle in the inner part and screwed with self-tapping screws. You should get 4 pins, a plastic pipe sleeve is superimposed on them. If the axis diameter is 15 cm, then the pins must be positioned in accordance with this size. On the reverse side, another wooden disk is installed and screwed on with screws.
Attention! The plastic bushing from the pipe should fit tightly on the metal rods so that it does not rotate while twisting the wire.
Making a holder from tubes
At the second stage, a polypropylene coil stand is made. There must be a device for soldering pipes, without which it is impossible to make a coil for an extension cord with your own hands from polypropylene. Progress:
- Make a rectangular bottom frame set on the ground. It is assembled from plastic parts, corners and tees. On the elongated part, a tee is soldered in the center so that the free exit goes up. A vertical stand is attached so that it is higher than the drum, to which a tee is also attached in the middle, only the exit should be directed horizontally into the frame. A horizontal tube is mounted into this hole by soldering - this is the axis for rotating the coil.
- At the top of the vertical rack, a handle from the tube is horizontally fixed. Furniture plugs are placed at the ends. They put the drum on a polypropylene sleeve and fix a clip on the edge.
- A hole is drilled in the disk, withextension cords remove the plug and put the cable through a wooden circle so that the socket is outside. It is attached to the drum with self-tapping screws. Install the plug back. A wooden short rod (handle) is screwed to the product with a screw. This part will make it easier to wind the wire.
Attention! It is better to make a reel for an extension cord with your own hands according to photos and drawings.
Mounting the wooden drum
From improvised means make a spectacular device for winding wire. Assembly step by step:
- A piece 15 cm long is cut from a log with a diameter of 10-15 cm. 2 wooden disks are made from plywood 1 cm thick. The blanks are treated with sandpaper so as not to drive splinters into fingers during operation.
- Circles are screwed with self-tapping screws on the sides of the log. With a long 22 mm drill, a hole is made through the middle of the wooden disc so that it passes through another circle.
- They take an even stick 2 cm thick, from which 22 cm are cut, but if the axis is 15 cm long and the discs are 1 cm thick.
- Long and even sticks from under the handle of a rake or a shovel are screwed along the edges of the axis so that their size is larger than the drum. If the diameter of the coil disks is 30 cm, then the axis is screwed in the middle on wooden rods 50 cm long.
- A crossbar from a stick is attached to the upper part. Black screws are used. A hole is made in the disk, a cable is inserted into it, the socket is screwed to the circle.
The device is installed with the pins in the ground, with the handle up. Turn the drum by hand until the cable is completely wound. This is the simplest version of the reel for the extension cord. Do it yourself in 1 hour.
Metal structure
To make a do-it-yourself iron cable extension coil, you will need a welding machine. Material for assembly can be found at hand in the country. How to do it:
- Cut out circles from 2 sheets with a cutter. The edges are cleaned with a grinder.
- In the middle of the blanks, a hole is made with a drill with a diameter of 1.2 cm.
- Cut off an iron tube of the desired length with a half-inch section. They take round reinforcement and cut off a certain part with a grinder.
- The disc is placed on the table, a tube is placed vertically in the center, which is aligned with a square, the part is seized by welding. On the reverse side, do the same work. Smooth fittings are pushed inside the pipe.
- Construct 2 triangular frames from the corners. In the middle, where the axis will be located, a corner is welded horizontally on one and the other workpiece and holes are made in the center. The lower part of the triangles is connected by corners, and a handle is mounted at the top.
- The coil is held at the level of the holes for the rod. Reinforcement is pushed into the hole. On one side, they are attached by welding, and on the other, a handle is made to rotate the drum. Also, a cable entry is burned in the disc. The socket is fixed on the circle.
You will get a durable homemade coil for an extension cord. Make with your own handspaint and check for performance under the power of anyone.
Installing the carrier from scratch
The protective sheath is cut off from one end of the cable by a few centimeters. Carefully remove the strands from the copper wires so that they are exposed. The carrier is disassembled, the wire is placed in a special groove, and the wires are passed through the clamps, having previously unscrewed the small bolts. The fasteners are clamped back with the wiring, the top cover is applied and the box is pulled together from the bottom with bolts or screws.
With a fork, everything is the same. Also, the protective coating is removed from the cable by 2-3 cm. The wires are removed from the wires. Disassemble the plug and unscrew the bolts on the mounts. Wires are passed into these places, the latches are twisted back. The cable is installed in the groove. A cover is applied from above and tightened with a bolt.
