Originally Posted by
fritz
i follow the Kathy Scott rule: about a 10% reduction in length when furling each leg. This makes the rpm factor less relevant. I've even seen some use a hand drill mounted with a cup hook.
Agreed, but the original question was about motor speed, not percent of reduction. Jack uses a Dremel with a cup hook and does a 10%reduction, one leg at a time. My machine furls both legs at once and my reduction is somewhere in the 12% range. I have tried more reduction, but the leaders are just too stiff and unruly. The bottom line is make a few, give them a test and decide if what you made will work for you. If not change something and try again until you make something that works for YOU!
Brad
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