Clothesline Help

[petek]

The other half overloaded our pulley clothesline last week by leaving stuff out in the rain and wind. Previously the line was connected by a somewhat dismal clamp with no way of tightening the line. I went out the other day looking for a standard type turnbuckle and found this little gem. I've never seen them before but then I've never been looking at clothesline appurtances before either..
Anyways, it's a nifty ligt gizmo..you stick either end of the line thru the bracket and thru the center post. There's a key wind type tightener with a ratcheting mechanism on the side..just wind er up and it puts tension on the line. It also has little tension release lever.. Works like a charm..
NO MORE SAGGING LINES...
Would work wonders on Mr. Nunns saggy clothesline I'd bet dollars to donuts. LOL

 

[petek]

Then we got into an argument about how this other pulley thing is supposed to go on the line with me doing searches on the internet. I found out it's called a clothesline spreader and we had had it hooked up wrong.. it is now correct as per the pic...
Apparently you are supposed to use one of these about every 10 feet of laundry.

 

[toggleswitch]

Cool Pete!

Here is the version I am more familiar with.

http://www.hardwareworld.com/Clothesline-Tightener-p9W7BEI.aspx

 

[petek]

Oh yes, I saw those there as well but they are so last century LOL With those you still have to tie the one end to the ring etc that connects to the twisting thingamabob. This one I got..just poke the two ends thru and twist away, simple as that, takes 20 seconds.

 

[sudsmaster]

Pete,

Nifty gadget, that tensioner.

Also glad to see that you are using a Wright cast aluminum clothesline pulley - made in Canada. They are the best I've ever seen for sale.

However, you should be attaching a stay line to the little loop on the pulley frame. Yours is pointed up... normally the loop is pointed down and the stay line is attached at about a 45 degree angle to the same post or structure that the pulley is attached to. This keeps the line from rotating around the axis defined by the lines.

As for the spreader preventer... I don't use them. Have a wooden one but found it made the line too difficult to pull. The clothesline here is a plastic covered multistrand galvanized steel cable. It's the only thing I've found that doesn't stretch indefinitely under the weight of bath towels etc.

 

[petek]

I looked at that spreader and didn't see a name on it,, will have to take a closer look again. Somethings actually made here still.. amazing. BTW I was in Dollarama the other day with mom and I actually saw something made in the USA can you believe it!!! aluminum foil pie plates and other foil cooking sundries like lasagna pans, burner drip bowl covers.. wow..

I thought I might have that pulley on wrong but it can't twist anyways because it's connected to a medium cup hook so it's pretty stable.

 

[gansky1]

I have one of the "prior century" tighteners as Toggs linked to on the closest line you see here - I definitely need to get something though - they look pretty sad. Pete, that gizmo you found looks good, did you find that online or at a local store?

 

[sikiguya]

QUILT

I Love your quilt! It's beautiful.

Heather

 

[petek]

Greg, I got it at the little hardware store up the street. Now I've thrown the package away darn but I'll look again when I'm up there. He had a couple or 3

 

[gansky1]

Quilt -

Thanks, Heather, this is the first one I finished (done-done;-) for myself.

 

[saltysam]

Nifty gadget

Hi all, these "nigty gadgets" have been used for eons on above ground pool covers. They are great little gadgets and have hundreds of other uses......

 

[toggleswitch]

Flapping in the breeze.

Pulley thing / clothesline spreader

I've seen people put clothes-pins before and after said accoutrement to keep it from rolling over the clothes.

 

[mickeyd]

These work wonderfully

and you can buy them at any store that sells wood.

Look between the fish towel and the blue one.

 

[mickeyd]

Close-up

I love this wood. It's 20 years old. Now that's some "old wood."

 

[sikiguya]

Thanks, Heather, this is the first one I finished (done-done

You made that yourself?? I would love to quilt, maybe in my old age when I have loads of time!

 

[petek]

Did you sew it on an Elna Supermatic?

 

[tomturbomatic]

Mickey, was that photo taken before noon? If so, that could add another qualifier after "old."

 

[mickeyd]

It took me a moment

but when I got it, I laughed.

Maybe you could explain to everyone how they don't need to build or construct a thing to easily dry laundry outside, how you need not mar your yard's beauty, how you can do that oh-so-cool-once-girly-now-manly line wrap up that our ancestors did, a method now used by electricians and other builders who must quickly wrap up cords or lines.

Go for it Tom, with your speedy gift, as long as your done with your old wood that is now dead for the rest of the day;D

Notice how it rained on the towels, then the sun came out. Happpens all the time. Always leave them out in summer showers. Rainwater soft is not a myth.

 

[goprog]

Notice what appears to be the Wright cast aluminum clothesline
pulley.

Youtube link