Flashback Friday...DIY Reel Spooling Station

I've decided to start a new segment called "Flashback Friday", after the popular Hashtag. It will highlight one of our top past posts from all segments. This one is my all-time favorite and in the top 5 of "Most Viewed" posts in TLTFF history...enjoy.

I asked Santa for a line winder or reel spooling station for Christmas but I guess it fell out of the back of his sleigh en route to my place. So I went on a search for a well-priced, well-made one and the cheapest one I found that fit this criteria was about $24.99. I know thats not too much but I knew I could make one cheaper.

I busted out the old graph paper and drew up a few ideas before I finally decided to just head over to Home Depot and kill some time cruising the isles and finding what I thought I needed. Well after and hour in home depot and $14.94 spent, I had what I wanted and headed home. The project overall took me about an hour and half but was pretty fun to make.

So without further adieu, this is how I made my own spooling station for under $15 and how you can too...

Materials List:

- 1 30" x 6" board of wood (I cut a board I bought down to these dimensions)

- 1 3/16" x 1-1/2" Eye Bolt

- 2 Matching Nuts for Eye Bolt based on thread count (should come with eye bolt)

- 1 4" long 1/4" - 20 Hex Bolt

- 1 1/4" - 20 Nylon Lock Nut

- 1 1/4" - 20 Wing Nut

- 1 1/4" Washer

- 4 1-1/2" Corner Brackets

- 14 Small 1/4" Long Screws (any will do, they are to secure the brackets)

- 2 1" Pipe Couplings

- 6 2" Drywall Screws

- Box of Felt Furniture Feet (optional)

- 6" of 3/4" Wood Dowel

- Hammer

- Drill

- 3/4" Drill Bit

- 1/4" Drill Bit

- Screwdriver

- Tape Measure

Click below for instructions!