Guys id like to purchase my first power wrapper i think. Kevin is having a 23% off sale. How are forecast and alps wrappers he sells on his site?

Jason

They are similar designs and both are solid performers for wrapping and finish work. I have what is essentially the Forecast version and have no complaints.

Some things to think about are:
(1) While both can do a passable job turning cork, using them to turn cork is maybe not such a good idea as the cork dust gets everywhere and you will spend a lot of time cleaning before wrapping or finishing;
(2) Don't expect a large increase in production throughput or decrease in time wrapping. You can make errors faster, but not make wraps a whole bunch faster. It's not fair, but it is the way it is;
(3) Give yourself some time to come up ti speed, especially with regard to the speed controlling rheostat and thread tensioning;
(4) Buy an extra drive belt and always have a spare on hand. Drive belts fail at the worst possible times with little to no warning;
(5) An 8' wrapper is wonderful, especially for the longer 1 and 2 piece rods. The downside is it does need an 8' table / work bench, and;
(6) Don't forget to level each rod before finishing.

Good luck.

Thanks for the input i decided to upgrade my handwrapper to the flex coat sw1. With the money saved i ordered up materials for my next 2 builds.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/16/2016 12:29PM by Jason Gofron.

Jason,
You can make your own power head and simply add it to your hand wrapper - depending on what your hand wrapper looks like.

Good luck

Batson makes the best chuck upgrade on the planet. It's not fun to put in but once you do it's really fantastic. I would get the model that has the upgraded chuck. I found only positive benefits going from hand wrapping to power. The machine will have a speed control start slow and as you get more confidence boost the speed. Well worth the dough