Single Foot Rod Wrapping

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Single Foot Rod Wrapping Technique in Pictures
*By Michael McKeown*

Begin wrap using piece of tape to hold guide in position.	Use tape to hold thread in position.


Wrap thread.	Trim thread.


Add a few wraps, then slip the pull through tool under a wrap.	Wrap within 2 wraps of the end of the foot. Pull off enough thread to finish job, then slip end of thread through foot standoffs.


For A size thread go around and feed through three times. Keep thread tight to previous wraps on bottom of blank.	After the last feed through wrap, wrap once around blank behind guide, then wrap around the base of the standoffs once, then one more wrap around blank, now in the opposite direction.


After direction changing wrap, wrap through opposite standoff three times as before.	Finally, wrap around blank behind foot two-three wraps.


Feed tag end of thread into pull through tool. When doing this, do not run thread through fingers as this will put twists in the thread. Instead, grab thread at the very end.	Pull thread under wraps. Control loop as it closes so as to not have a twist bind at the end of the pull through.


Cut thread as before. Pull tension on thread and slice with blade flat to wraps. Pull on loose end to straighten thread under the wraps. Don't let it unwind from front edge. The tiny cut thread pieces should pop under the wraps. The finished wrap is shown above with the two under-wrapped ends lining up on the bottom of the blank.