What is it?

[n74tg]

At a home construction project I saw this.  Anybody know what it is?  As they have been doing some wiring I think it is maybe a wire roll holder that will spool off wire as you pull it thru holes in the studs.  Any other ideas?

[eric]

postmodern christmas tree?

[TheWire]

You were right, its a wire unspooler.  Wire unrolled on one of these will have a lot less twists in it than if you pulled it out the center of the reel as the packaging typically suggests.

[glenn kangiser]

Oh dang -- I thought it may have been one of these.



Sassy and I saw one in operation in Tulum.

http://www.playa.info/playa-del-carmen-info-mayan-ruins-of-tulum.html

[eric]

Glenn, tetherball is a vicious enough sport as it is. I don't think we need to increase the barbarism by replacing the ball with 4 humans.

[glenn kangiser]

Hit em hard - they really go around fast -- especially that final few wraps.

[eric]

"especially that final few wraps."

- that's a good one.

[glenn kangiser]

Yup -- that's nearly enough to send the ol' loin cloth flying across the field.