Abstract: An apparatus for winding material (such as cable, rope or paper or plastic webs) cable about a small reel from a large supply reel in which the cable is stored in bulk includes two arm units. One arm unit contains a first major arm section. A reel is carried between the distal ends thereof. Each arm unit also contains a minor arm extension. Each arm extension is connected to the major arm section by a vertical pin. There is a base. On that base, there are two upright brackets that are spaced apart. One bracket supports a first major arm section and the second bracket supports the second major arm section. There is a pivot on each bracket so that the major arm section can pivot up and down sort of like a modified teeter totter. Furthermore, the distal ends of the major arm sections can move either closer together or further apart. The inner ends of the major arm sections are connected to minor arm extensions by a vertical pin pivot. A cone is rotatably secured to the distal end of each major arm section.