Formulaic Dubbing Twister
I love Goduster's motorized dubbing brush maker http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/s...ng-brush-maker and really appreciate the workmanship that went into it and some of the great effects that can be created.
Unfortunately, I rarely have a need for anything that substantial, meeting most of my requirements just using the split-thread method, letting the bobbin do double-duty as the dubbing twister. When I do need a full blown dubbing loop, I found a cool little gadget that, with a few small modifications, does a great job - a battery powered baby formula mixer.
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I cut off the end of the plastic wand and inserted a de-barbed, dulled-down Tiemco 200 hook (broke the eye off) into a pre-drilled hole with a little epoxy
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quick demo (just used some rabbit dubbing here; you can use other materials to make some interesting effects)
create loop and insert dubbing
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insert hook in the end of the loop
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a couple quick blips (not sure of the rpms but it spins pretty quickly) and it's tight
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take your favorite dubbing teaser (a velcro'd popsicle stick works great) and rough it up a bit
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wrap the body, tie off and rough it up a little more as needed
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The mixer set me back about $6 and 15 minutes to put it together; you can find them at any of those baby superstores.
Regards,
Scott