"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 20 May 2008 19:07:16 +0100, Adam Lipscombe
wrote:

Hi

Forgive me if this a no-brainer.

I cannot rewind new line onto my black and decker electric strimmer.
Its the type where you stop and start the motor to feed the line.

It has a detachable red plastic cover over the line spooler. When this is
removed the spooler just
pulls off. The spooler has 2 separate channels where one winds each piece
of line, and a couple of
notches to hold the end of each piece line when it has been wound.

When you replace the spooler in the machine the line feeds through 2 metal
"gates" - the part the
protrudes does the cutting.


I am clearly missing the plot because when I wind on new line and then use
it it lasts for @ 30 secs
and then does not strim. When I look at the spooler the line has either
withdrawn inside the spooler
completely (i.e. not sticking through the "gate" and hence is not
available for cutting) or in a
tangled mess around the spooler.


Is there a trick to this? How tight does one have to wind the line?

Any help is much appreciated before I throw it away in frustration!



Thanks - Adam

I have some sympathy with you and Tim. I think the secrets are winding
it evenly, winding it tight, and winding it in the right direction
(don't ask). I have yet to achieve all three simultaneously :-(

--

Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

Just done one on a Bosch this weekend couldn't work it out so I had to
cheat. Google a supplier of the spools and you should be able to tell which
way to wind and how it fits through the ports in the coller the only tip I
can give is err on the side of putting less line on you have more chance of
getting it even enough to work rather than risking overfilling squeezing
the last bit causes the problems ( 30 odd years of flyfishing comes to that
tip )
Derek