Homemade Pool Solar Cover Reel 

these were my thoughts exactly

MRrwmac thank for your bery generous comments. It worked out great

Thanks Damian, Yes it has worked great, and does not get to much affected by the e😄👍lements

Thank you😀

Thank you Sir, and thank you for sharing the video

Thank you Joe😀👍

Thanks a lot for the kind feedback Travis👍😀

Well thank you Aussie for the kind feedback, it is much appreciated

Ricardo Setubal Thanks alot Ricardo:)

Thanks Andrew, it works like a charm:)

Bellevue Woodshop Would you consider building one as a kit and selling it? You could ship just the end pieces and the end user could add the pole when they get it. I really like the one you made but don't have the tools or know-how to build one myself. I need one for a 20' x 40' in ground pool. It is a beautiful piece of work and I truly enjoyed watching you bring it to life!

mosconi0359 Thank you for watching and commenting. There are some great commercial ones available at a great price if you live in the US. Check amazon.com. They have with or without the pole. Without is 170usd. A complete reel here in Norway is approx 600usd

Thank you I'll check them out!

Marcos Morsch Thank you Marcos.

Thank you very much👍😀

Thanks Norbert. It still works great today, 6 years after I made it

Thank you Nathan for the kind words, and thank you for commenting the video, and sharing it

Noël Jensen Thank you, Glad it influenced your mood:)

Fredrik J Thank you Fredrik!

Thanks, Ouch that did not sound like a pleasant experience

Dawn Iiames Thanks , glad you liked it. It should work just as well mounted on posts.

Thank you Len

Thanks. I had all the parts laying around, so I figured I could spend a little time on it. thanks for watching😀👍

Thanks, glad you liked it

Jay Tomes Thank you:)

+Marilyn Schultz Thanks Marilyn

Thanks Jeremy

Obrigado Leonardo!

Thanks you Anthony

Adam Quincey Thank you very much

Thanks. My guess is that anything other than aluminum would be kinda heavy.

Ricky Rose Thank you Ricky

George Trott Thank you George. I used polurethane glue, and it is activated with moisture, so i spray water on the maing part. I just used an old spray window cleaner spray bottle. Thanx for sharing the video

Thank you. I used a 45mm Stainless steel pipe that was meant for glass fence posts.

+100proger Takk for det. Har ikke pakket ut utstyret fra hageboden enda, men skal prøve å huske å ta noen mål når jeg tar det ut,. Skulle jeg gjette, så vil jeg tippe at de ca 40cm brede og samme høyde ca. Kommer jo litt an på hvor stort bassenget ditt r. Er det en stør solarduk som skal opp, så må den jo være høy nok så det er klaring nok til å rulle den forbi kanten

Thank you. No, this is a one of a kind for my personal use. I got the stainless steel tube from my brother in law, as it was a surplus form a job he did. Best of luck on your build

Thank you Sir. I am located in the southern part of Norway almost by the coast. We are happy with the view. That is one sharp eye you got there if I may say so. You are totally correct. The circle on the handwheel actually has 24 sides insted of beeing completely round. I cheated with the outside on the disc sander and made it smooth, and figured i would leave the inside to give me some more grip if needed. The reason for the jagged edge is that I drew this in Google Sketchup and exported it to a dxf file to import it into my cnc software, for the first time. I had already taped the video, and did not, at the time want to go back and reshoot it. I spent some time on google the day after,and forund that sketchup has a default value of 24 sides ehen drawing circles. This is not that visible on smaller circles, but when drawing something of this size (340mm dia) is becomes visible. the fix is o press the circle button, and before any other moves, type in a nuber of sides you want. i put in 300, and it turned out smooth. There could be an issue if you put in a to large number, but you will notice that it cannot make a surface then. i dont think I have any other videos shot outdoors. Shoot me an email at bellevuesnekkeri (at) gmail.com

Mireya B Coronado Thank you. I just used a regular nylon rope like the ones used for clothes lines.

Cool. Thank you for the info.

I used a 40mm stainless steel tube, salvaged from a stair railing build. An aluminum pipe would pobably need to be 3" as you say to be stiff enough

+Vincent AmRhein Thanks for watching and commenting Vincent

Thank you

Thank you,

that is an above ground. the deck is built up

Thanks. I just used some salvaged materials and hardware I already had laying around, so I dont have any plans or list unfortunately

Hi Matt. Sorry, no plans. But if you can find a stainless steel or aluminium tube that is strong enough you actually just need a handfull of bearings and off you go. Thanks for watching and commenting

Bellevue Woodshop what diameter did you use, and how thick is the material?

ninh s Thank you. I try to read some forums, but unfortunately its only periodically. and i do read for the most, but have some writing also. lumberjocks.com/ is my favourite. I post as: lumberjocks.com/corydoras. other forums I read are www.woodworkingtalk.com/ , www.woodworkforums.com/ and www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?Cat=

+Beatriz Hernandez I am located in Norway, and I have only made this one for my self, and do not make to sell unfortunately. Sorry about that

No, I just made this one for this project

Its marine grade plywood, made with urea resin glue, so it works great

Thanks, but over a 5 meter length I think even a 4" pvc pipe would sag way to much😀👍

Bellevue Woodshop 1 1/2 schedule 80 might some but not much.

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Thank you for watching and commenting

Me myself have been doing it the same way as you for the past 8 yrs. The pool did not get very much use until recently, so the hazzle became bigger and needed an upgrade.Thanks for sharing the video

Norma Fausone Thanks Norma for the generous comment. I am glad you liked it and hope you will be able to get your own shop in the near future.

+Norma Fausone Nice to see a girl interested in this stuff! The fact you're interested means you've got some talent. Do it

ILL GIVE IT A TRY THIS sPRING

Bjørnar Magnussen Har fungert utmerket. Tenkte den ville være ypperlig, og muligens enda mere nøyaktig en en større sag. men savner en større kapasitet i høyden, spesielt på beveled cuts. Blir nok byttet ut med en 10" etterhvert. så blir nok denne 7 1/4 tommeren til mobilt bruk på andre jobber utenfor verkstedet. Mye av årsaken til at de bruker større sager er nok prisnivået, samtidig som 2 x 12" plank er like vanlig som 2 x 4" i byggevaren her.. muligens

Mine would look ghetto AF compared to that.

mike hachey where are all of your videos mike?

WTF does that have anything to do with what I said.....? Sit down, wank.

mike hachey my point is obvious, and totally relevant, you should make one in your workshop, maybe you prefer a simpler design, based on your modest workshop. Oh and good job on the name calling, you graduate 3rd grade yet?