glue a small square nut pipe end on there and then use your drill to spin the spool. Even a 1/4" adapter for an impact driver. No need for a handle when you have a battery powered drill to do the work for you. Great job guys!
Ken you made your own hoist for ladder now you need to use one of them e bikes for powered cord reel between you and Dan wont be a problem nice job we report on prices of pvc crazy
Smiling! Years ago, a software program had a saying in it that said, "Our Creator, evident by our creativity." Now 40 years later watching you guys it makes me think of it.
You should install a half nich socket to the plastic reel so you can you a impact driver so you can drill it back in faster . Great idea. I'm glad you're over your covid. Can't wait for you guys to start building again. 🙏🦾👍
You could rig up a plate with a bolt head so you could use a drill with a socket to turn the tube to reel in the cord. 500 feet is a long way for extension cords. Line loss will be harder on the motors as they will not be running at rated voltage. Heavy duty 12 gauge or bigger cords are needed for those lengths.
That's absolutely brilliant. It definitely strikes a 'cord' with me. Water hoses and extension cords definitely need help to create their memories. This technique is certainly the best for that end gain. A good time saver on the job as well. Forget about it. Dan is definitely a big Teddy Bear.
Good stuff. Put a piece of dowel across the front, directly in front of the reel so the cord can lay over that and no one needs to hold it up as it is reeled in. Just a thought. Cheers.
Like that. My 💡, 4" cap that's flat on the end screw a piece of plywood on the end cut in a circle with a swivel handle . Great idea, I always have trouble with storing cords
I agree with all of the viewers ideas on using a drill to wind it up. It will be faster, easier on your wrist and one hand can be used to position the cord while the other powers the drill.
Nice extension cord reel! Great design and it was fun to see you guys problem solve! That will be nice to have all those extension cords off the work bench! Those reels are expensive and not as wide as you made them. Great job! It was nice to see Dan too. God bless you Ken!
My name should be “old mother hen”…I see your wrist but I don’t see your brace/support! Good improvements on the traveling workshop. Building season is coming! 👏👏👏
Good job guys! Makes cord handling easy. If you want to "un-glue" the PVC fittings carefully cut the pipe inside the fitting with a hacksaw blade (or reciprocating saw) then heat the pipe with a heat-gun. When it's close to melting use needlenose pliers to grab the pipe piece inside the fitting. It should just twist right out. I've done this trick on several screwed up plumbing projects. Do it in a well ventilated area because it makes some terrible odors that I'm sure aren't healthy. Just something I thought you could try.
Hi Ken, a handy hint for reusing newish pvc unions: cut the pipe protruding from the glued Union that you want. Clamp the Union for stability and use a broken hack saw blade with tape for a handle, to cut the inside of the pipe. Take care not to cut into the Union. In Australia we have a blue or green colored glue which is a help in identifying the you have cut through the pipe. Because it is a relatively new glued joint the plastic may not have become brittle. You can gradually force a small screwdriver next to the cut and pry off the pipe. I have done this often when caught out in a repair as I lived in the bush. Older pipe is more brittle and can crack out but it sometimes works but I add a few mor cuts so I am levering off slivers and not stressing the coupling that I need. Try it. I enjoy these videos keep ‘em coming
You have room for another 2 drums. You could make one permanent by running plug end in drum and make a short cord to run to power source. So when you need cord you unroll that one then plug short cord to it, it's hanging out of drum , and connect to power source. This way for that cord you only pull out amount you need for a table saw let's say.
Nice work team. I love how you calculate the work effort Ken. I’m not sure who those half people were, but the end result is good. A good hand crank would work. It’s close enough that the same person could feed the cord in as well. Drill would save you some time and effort. We’ll wait to see what you decide in the next video. Cheers
What if you wound up 50' cords on one reel and 100' on the other? Then if you mounted an outlet box on the trailer with a cord to plug in to a source. Then you get the cord off the reel and plug in. I would suggest a wood box with cleats on the bottom for your form stakes and then use a 2 wheeler to move them. Moving stakes like that in a plastic bucket doesn't work well. I would have built 2 sections on the floor to put rolls of house wrap and roof wrap. You probably have partial rolls, so if you had 4 sections you could put a full and a partial in it of each. Also I would make room to carry some extra 2 x 4's 8' & 12'
@@kenskarpentry I just finished watching your latest video. That one and this one are kind of out of order. I saw where you mentioned the space for long items and I saw you had a 2 wheeler under your pile.
Wire the trailer too, Ken you know best, but how about a male socket for the generator or home owners power feeding the trailer, running to a (lighted) GFCI outlet which in turn feeds multiple outlets for your extension cords tool battery chargers plus a switch for an ceiling mounted LED work light for those dark days. Wire with two wire 12AWG NMC to minimize voltage drop. Feed the trailer with a 10-gage extension cord.
One thing you need to figure out is a bungee cord system to keep the cord from unwinding as you drive over lumps and bumps in the road. You definitely want to avoid having a pile of spaghetti on the floor from all that shaking. It might be as simple as a wrap or two with the hooks stretched to the end of that countertop.
I haven't been using my Forstner bits very much, but there seems that sometimes a Forstner bit is a better choice than a spade bit. Perhaps better than a hole saw bit. What do you think?
Other people here are saying wind it with a drill, and I agree. Also, if putting multiple cords on the roll, would separator disks help keep different lengths in place without tangling each other?
I hate to be negative. But. Even in warm weather, the cord will retain the small coil from being wound up. And like wise , in the cold temperatures it most likely, will be an even bigger problem. I'm hoping I'm wrong. Time will tell
I also like the idea to use a variable speed drill to wind the cable. I used a drum for my RV cords. The thicker RV cable needed a bigger drum. The metal drum was an old wiring drum that I obtained from a big box store. (They throw the old ones out anyway.) The drum was about 8 inches in diameter. 😊 Now where did I put my cordless drill? . . .
Ken, You mentioned having 1 & 1/2 people working on this project.... I'm thinking that you failed to include yourself into that equation. 🤪 As for a winding mechanism, 🤔 if you were to cut off the bell and take an old 1/2" drive socket, epoxy it into the 1-1/2" pipe... Now you've got a long lasting solution for attaching a 1/2" square drive handle or drill into the works and as an added benefit, it wouldn't be hanging out in the way as you move in and out of the trailer, also less chance of being broken off by accident. (I don't think an impact would be a wise choice, it would just destroy the whole works.)
Just cut the miss glued pipe off at the fitting and use a chisel at an angle to slowly chip the remaining pipe off till it's all gone. What have you got to lose.
Good to have three hands 🙌 and a Dan ❤👍
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Great video! Love seeing Big Dan working with you again!
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Nice vid with you and Dan. Great inventiveness!!
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Excellent job Ken & Dan makes a big differance .
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It may have cost more, but the DIY route always gets you exactly what you need. Great job guys!
Absolutely
Looks like a Binford wind-o-matic 9000!!!
Haha more power
@@kenskarpentry Tim "the tool man" Tyler would be very proud! You guys did a great job!
glue a small square nut pipe end on there and then use your drill to spin the spool. Even a 1/4" adapter for an impact driver. No need for a handle when you have a battery powered drill to do the work for you. Great job guys!
Great tip!
Ken you made your own hoist for ladder now you need to use one of them e bikes for powered cord reel between you and Dan wont be a problem nice job we report on prices of pvc crazy
Ken and Dan Very creative, just hope it works as you expect
Thanks me too
Thanks for all you do Ken!
How about using a drill driver or impact to rotate the spool. Takes less space and shouldnhave the power you need.
I might check that out
Use you drill for winding instead of a handle
Thanks we’ve talked about that
Water wheel hahaha
Totally great idea 💡 🌴
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Love the ingenuity. Will have to make 1 of these for myself. Thanks.
Go for it!
The original McGuyver’s!! I love it, patent time👍🏻
Haha
What a team! I loved the design on the fly, great result.
Haha it was fun
Ken good wire storage idea. Instead of hand crank, terminate the end with a nut so you can use your power drill instead.
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Smiling!
Years ago, a software program had a saying in it that said, "Our Creator, evident by our creativity." Now 40 years later watching you guys it makes me think of it.
You should install a half nich socket to the plastic reel so you can you a impact driver so you can drill it back in faster . Great idea. I'm glad you're over your covid. Can't wait for you guys to start building again. 🙏🦾👍
Cool idea
What a great idea 💡 Nice to see Dan back on the channel! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼
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Wow,looking good 👍
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You could rig up a plate with a bolt head so you could use a drill with a socket to turn the tube to reel in the cord. 500 feet is a long way for extension cords. Line loss will be harder on the motors as they will not be running at rated voltage. Heavy duty 12 gauge or bigger cords are needed for those lengths.
Good input. We rarely go more than 100’ to a tool and our cords are 12 gauge.
Love your program ❤️
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That's absolutely brilliant. It definitely strikes a 'cord' with me. Water hoses and extension cords definitely need help to create their memories. This technique is certainly the best for that end gain. A good time saver on the job as well. Forget about it. Dan is definitely a big Teddy Bear.
Haha thanks
Thanks for the video. Chords are always needed. Keep the powered bike running .😂
Haha thanks
Cord wrap, good idea. If you just cut off 1-1/2" pipe flush w reducer you can drill out bushing to re-use. Been there by gluing in a hurry.
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Good stuff. Put a piece of dowel across the front, directly in front of the reel so the cord can lay over that and no one needs to hold it up as it is reeled in. Just a thought. Cheers.
Thanks I might do that
Ken, that's really neat. But you could outfit the crank with a fitting to turn with a hand drill, and sockets.
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Great one.
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Thumbs up 👍 progress. You maybe down a ✋ but you’re wheel 🛞 is still turning 🛠️
Haha definitely
Love you guys program ❤️
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Like that. My 💡, 4" cap that's flat on the end screw a piece of plywood on the end cut in a circle with a swivel handle . Great idea, I always have trouble with storing cords
Nice
I agree with all of the viewers ideas on using a drill to wind it up. It will be faster, easier on your wrist and one hand can be used to position the cord while the other powers the drill.
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Nice extension cord reel! Great design and it was fun to see you guys problem solve! That will be nice to have all those extension cords off the work bench! Those reels are expensive and not as wide as you made them. Great job! It was nice to see Dan too. God bless you Ken!
Yes some of them were a couple hundred dollars each
My name should be “old mother hen”…I see your wrist but I don’t see your brace/support! Good improvements on the traveling workshop. Building season is coming! 👏👏👏
Haha thanks you’re right
Hey! Dan’O is back!
Haha
Suggest reeling it in using a drill motor instead of hand crank
Maybe
Put a adapter on the end and crank it with a drill, just a thought. Nice job 👏
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Nice idea. I was going to suggest using a " CORDLESS" drill to wind up the "CORDS", but that would just be wrong.
Haha might do it
+Bicycle motor to turn the cable or maybe a cordless 1/2 inch drill. Nice touch to that hanging cluttered electrical cord.
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Impressive.
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Ken, use a heat gun to reactivate the glue. You should be able to pop the fittings apart.
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Good job guys! Makes cord handling easy. If you want to "un-glue" the PVC fittings carefully cut the pipe inside the fitting with a hacksaw blade (or reciprocating saw) then heat the pipe with a heat-gun. When it's close to melting use needlenose pliers to grab the pipe piece inside the fitting. It should just twist right out. I've done this trick on several screwed up plumbing projects. Do it in a well ventilated area because it makes some terrible odors that I'm sure aren't healthy. Just something I thought you could try.
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'Necessity is the mother of invention'
True
Hi Ken, a handy hint for reusing newish pvc unions: cut the pipe protruding from the glued Union that you want. Clamp the Union for stability and use a broken hack saw blade with tape for a handle, to cut the inside of the pipe. Take care not to cut into the Union. In Australia we have a blue or green colored glue which is a help in identifying the you have cut through the pipe. Because it is a relatively new glued joint the plastic may not have become brittle. You can gradually force a small screwdriver next to the cut and pry off the pipe. I have done this often when caught out in a repair as I lived in the bush. Older pipe is more brittle and can crack out but it sometimes works but I add a few mor cuts so I am levering off slivers and not stressing the coupling that I need. Try it. I enjoy these videos keep ‘em coming
Thanks I’ll remember that
You have room for another 2 drums. You could make one permanent by running plug end in drum and make a short cord to run to power source.
So when you need cord you unroll that one then plug short cord to it, it's hanging out of drum , and connect to power source. This way for that cord you only pull out amount you need for a table saw let's say.
Nice thanks
Nice work team. I love how you calculate the work effort Ken. I’m not sure who those half people were, but the end result is good. A good hand crank would work. It’s close enough that the same person could feed the cord in as well. Drill would save you some time and effort. We’ll wait to see what you decide in the next video. Cheers
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What a great idea.
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great idea that works..
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Nice invention
What if you wound up 50' cords on one reel and 100' on the other? Then if you mounted an outlet box on the trailer with a cord to plug in to a source. Then you get the cord off the reel and plug in. I would suggest a wood box with cleats on the bottom for your form stakes and then use a 2 wheeler to move them. Moving stakes like that in a plastic bucket doesn't work well. I would have built 2 sections on the floor to put rolls of house wrap and roof wrap. You probably have partial rolls, so if you had 4 sections you could put a full and a partial in it of each. Also I would make room to carry some extra 2 x 4's 8' & 12'
Thanks good idea
@@kenskarpentry I just finished watching your latest video. That one and this one are kind of out of order. I saw where you mentioned the space for long items and I saw you had a 2 wheeler under your pile.
Wire the trailer too, Ken you know best, but how about a male socket for the generator or home owners power feeding the trailer, running to a (lighted) GFCI outlet which in turn feeds multiple outlets for your extension cords tool battery chargers plus a switch for an ceiling mounted LED work light for those dark days. Wire with two wire 12AWG NMC to minimize voltage drop. Feed the trailer with a 10-gage extension cord.
Thanks
One thing you need to figure out is a bungee cord system to keep the cord from unwinding as you drive over lumps and bumps in the road. You definitely want to avoid having a pile of spaghetti on the floor from all that shaking. It might be as simple as a wrap or two with the hooks stretched to the end of that countertop.
Thanks
My knees hurt watching this video.
Haha
put a pin through the end piece and cut out a socket and then wind it up with your drill. much easier on the hand that way.
Interesting
Instead of a handle.. Put an end on the handle end with a bolt where you could use a cordless drill to wind it.
Good idea
Maybe you could try gluing a nut on the outside so that you could use a drill to wind it up as well.
What about a garden hose reel if you need something in the future for cords?
I looked into that
Hi guy's just a thought is there a way to use a battery opp drill gun to roll it back on .looks great well done guy's
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Nice idea but a bit too involved for storing extension cords. I simply feed my cords into a five gallon bucket. EZ PZ.
We are the same way,My son husky an Me a 66 year old w wrist troubles about a man plus 1/2 one lol.
Haha
I haven't been using my Forstner bits very much, but there seems that sometimes a Forstner bit is a better choice than a spade bit. Perhaps better than a hole saw bit. What do you think?
I guess it depends on the size of the hole. I’d like for us to bits. I don’t really care for spade bits
Other people here are saying wind it with a drill, and I agree. Also, if putting multiple cords on the roll, would separator disks help keep different lengths in place without tangling each other?
We will separate them
A step bit works well for drilling holes in pvc
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Even figuring on figuring even!
use a variable speed drill and a flat round rubber sanding disk attachment to wind up that
Cool
Isn’t there a way that you could use a drill to wind the cables in rather than a hand crank?
Hmmm
@@kenskarpentry maybe a circular piece of wood with a bolt locked in the middle that you can glue into the fitting?
Happy St. Patty's Day!🙏🙌🇺🇸😉👌✌️🍀
Same to you
Or, will you have several winding tubes on top of each other for different lengths?
I’m thinking 100s on top and 50 footers on the bottom
I hate to be negative. But. Even in warm weather, the cord will retain the small coil from being wound up. And like wise , in the cold temperatures it most likely, will be an even bigger problem.
I'm hoping I'm wrong. Time will tell
4/500 feet of cord needs an cordless drill or impact wrench to spin it.
That'll be heavy! I like the drill idea.
I also like the idea to use a variable speed drill to wind the cable. I used a drum for my RV cords. The thicker RV cable needed a bigger drum. The metal drum was an old wiring drum that I obtained from a big box store. (They throw the old ones out anyway.) The drum was about 8 inches in diameter. 😊 Now where did I put my cordless drill? . . .
Haha nice
Ken, You mentioned having 1 & 1/2 people working on this project.... I'm thinking that you failed to include yourself into that equation. 🤪
As for a winding mechanism, 🤔 if you were to cut off the bell and take an old 1/2" drive socket, epoxy it into the 1-1/2" pipe... Now you've got a long lasting solution for attaching a 1/2" square drive handle or drill into the works and as an added benefit, it wouldn't be hanging out in the way as you move in and out of the trailer, also less chance of being broken off by accident. (I don't think an impact would be a wise choice, it would just destroy the whole works.)
Haha thanks
Trailer design is a ongoing process, nice invention but where the handle? lol
It’s coming
Measure twice,cut once Kenneth!
Haha correct
Don't give up your day job Ken. You'll never make it as a plumber LOL. Also noted you don't have hole saws??????
Haha
Nice
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make it so you can put your drill on it for high speed rollup save poor dans wrists thanks for sharing
Great idea
put an end that you can connect a drill motor to crank it
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you tap the bell they still won't let you know
Wow frustrating
Just cut the miss glued pipe off at the fitting and use a chisel at an angle to slowly chip the remaining pipe off till it's all gone. What have you got to lose.
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Glue a PVC bucket lid to it
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Maybe a drill press? hahahaha
Hmmm. :). Maybe
No I didn't get a notification,
Bummer
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🤭yea, just have a belt sander casually snugged up in the vice there, nothing to see here, move on.
Haha
You need a good electrical reel from a heavy equipment and tool dealer, or a safety equipment dealer.
Sound too low !
Ken….stick with garages.
Love your work. Stay out of the trailer.