Rotating Fly Dryer – Homemade
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So I finally got around to posting some pictures of my homemade fly tying epoxy/resin dryer. This device is very simple to make and costs only $20 total! It is actually much better than the ones you buy in the fly shop because it can be custom designed to your needs.
Buy a cheap universal rotisserie. IMPORTANT – you must buy this at Walmart (or somewhere equivalent) because it is only $19.95 at that location. Home Depot has the same universal device but it runs $40.95 and $55.95 for the same setup.
You just need to cut a small board to length and then attach the motor and the opposite end mount with basic home screws. You can make it short (like I have) or attach both metal bars and make a double-long version. Then just add some soft insulating material or anything you have available to hold the flies. Then secure the meat forks at the end and jab them into a circular piece of foam and you have a double setup with a longitudinal drier and a vertical/circular drier. Done, easy.
Zach, those are some prototype Slamma-Jamma hair flies on the drier.
I am going to be making mine shortly! Thanks.
If I dont have the room for that size, can I cut the bar down and just make it about 1′ from end to end?
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