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It’s a piece of 6" x 12" x ½" piece of plywood. On one end I’ve pounded through 4 nails for holding my thread spools. In the middle, but off to one side, I have a small 2x4 block bolted to the board. Bolted to that is an 8 inch piece of 1 x ¼" hardwood strapping, which has the thread tension device inserted through a hole in the end. I want the thread tension device above the level of the rod in the rod support rollers. I have small ring eyes screwed to the board and up the arm for the tension device to route the thread. I do however plan to make a change at some point and try the type that puts tension on the spool and not the thread. I also keep meaning to add, and highly recommend you get one, a constant tension spring which allows you to back up your thread work, but still keep tension on the thread. Clamps, or in my case lead diving weights. I use the lead weights to keep my thread board and my rod supports from moving around on the workbench. I prefer the weights to clamps, because they keep the work steady, but allow me to move things around easily and quickly. I do use clamps when a rod is spinning in a drying motor at the finishing stage, only because I do that at night and don’t want to take changes at that last stage.
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