Customer Reviews

Quick Winder RAP-50 by Reel-A-Pail Inc. (Holds 75' of 1/2" Outside Diameter Material)

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This is one of those items that you wish you had discovered years ago. The quick Winder does a great jot of cleaning up a job site. It's easy to use, much better than a reel or any other device out on the market today. the only draw back is the drywall size bucket, but in the end its ease of use makes up for this small inconvenience. We ended up buying 6 because of how well they work.

I use this "pail" for my 50' compressor hose reel and it works very well. It is constructed of heavy gauge plastic and has a solid feel to it. However, it is very awkward to try to step on the narrow ledges of the base and turning the handle at the same time. The pail is guaranteed to slip out of your foothold. I subsequently mounted it on top of an open roll-around cabinet that I built to house my compressor and it now works perfectly for my purpose.

The Quick Winder is great for electrical cords, but the flanges on the bottom are too small to step on, as they show in the picture of the product. It needs to be mounted to a larger piece of plywood, or to another stationary object. Also, don't expect to wrap plastic air hose in there- it will bind up and make your hose look like a slinky when unwound. Use only soft, rubber hoses here, the smaller diameter the better. Finally, the top of the unit could be better for holding the hose end- it's a little small to fit a few feet in. Ultimately, if you use rubber, soft, small diameter cords and hoses, a great product!