Abstract: An apparatus (1) is designed to manufacture a twisted wire by twisting a plurality of electric wires (101), and includes an raising and lowering unit (2), an twisting unit (3), and a control unit (4). The raising and lowering unit lifts the plurality of electric wires and lowers the manufactured twisted wire, and includes: a raising and lowering portion (6); a guiding portion (7) vertically guiding the raising and lowering portion; and a raising and lowering mechanism (8) capable of switching a raising and lowering speed of the raising and lowering portion to a high speed or a low speed.

Abstract: A machine for dubbing assembly in fly hook production includes a base having a vertical dowel mounted to one end of the base, and a housing mounted to the other end. A work platform is pivotally mounted to one side of the base so that the platform may be elevated or lowered. A drive motor is mounted within the housing. The motor drives a drive shaft. The drive shaft terminates in a hook or eye. A second eye is mounted to the vertical dowel. The second eye projects toward, in opposed facing relation with, the drive shaft. The second eye supports a tensioning spring which has a barrel swivel attached to its opposite end. One or more filaments may be attached to a ring on the barrel swivel so as to extend across the work platform and be secured to the hook or eye on the drive shaft. Dubbing material is applied to a single filament or sandwiched between double strand filaments. Double strand filaments are twisted into a helix to flare the dubbing material.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a frayless line is disclosed. The device includes a winder with a plurality of individually rotatable hooks mounted on its surface that rotates in a concurrent direction to the hooks, a spreader for separating groups of strands in a spaced apart manner at a selected point so the strand groups may be freely and easily twisted together, and a slidable rotatable support for twisting a plurality of individual group of strands together to form a line.