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twokietookie t1_itpys2y wrote

Reply to comment by Dabrush in How can I measure the length of string passing through something? by Dabrush

No no, seriously go take a look at the mechanism at a hardware store. They just have a rolling counter. Could probably buy something off the rack. I thought maybe you needed extreme precision.

Edit - Also just saw a "digital line counter" on Amazon for $40.

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Dabrush OP t1_itq0chx wrote

Oh yes, line counters seem to have the functionality I need, seems like they're made for fishing but I am sure I could make it work for my stuff as well. Thank you for that find! Any search with thread or string length just resulted in info about programming strings and machining threads for me.

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twokietookie t1_itq13k9 wrote

Out of curiosity what's the project for?

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Dabrush OP t1_itq496i wrote

Just for dividing up some 1000m spools of thread into smaller batches, since it is rather hard to get in this country and resellers are taking big advantage of that by selling 100m spools for more than half the price of a 1000m one imported.

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Dabrush OP t1_itpzn5y wrote

I haven't seen something like that in hardware stores here, we just have a long measuring and cutting bench.

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IronSlanginRed t1_itqw02u wrote

If they sell bulk rope, they usually have a counting wheel. The ones that don't have one, don't usually have a "rope room".

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