+alien55 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 In the Geocaching.com shop, there's a logsheet roller that can be bought for $7.99. It seems to be a cotter pin (also known as a split pin) attached to a small key ring. I made one for a few cents and it works very well. Just slip the end of the logsheet between the splines of the pin and roll away using the key ring to turn it. You can make a few using different sized cotter pins for different sizes of logsheets. Quote Link to comment
+Heli Leo Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I just drill a hole into a short piece of doweling and glue the cotter pin into it. Easier on my fingers. Quote Link to comment
+RedjackRyan Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 For my bison-tube micros, I typically tape the end of the logsheet to a small LEGO technic axle that is slightly longer than the width of the paper. This way the logsheets have a roller included for easier rolling Quote Link to comment
+alien55 Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) In the Geocaching.com shop, there's a logsheet roller that can be bought for $7.99. It seems to be a cotter pin (also known as a split pin) attached to a small key ring. I made one for a few cents and it works very well. Just slip the end of the logsheet between the splines of the pin and roll away using the key ring to turn it. You can make a few using different sized cotter pins for different sizes of logsheets. OOPS - replied to the wrong post Edited December 7, 2012 by alien55 Quote Link to comment
+alien55 Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) I just drill a hole into a short piece of doweling and glue the cotter pin into it. Easier on my fingers. Good idea - thanks! Edited December 7, 2012 by alien55 Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) You must all be men. We women know that this makes an excellent tool for everything from lock picking to log rolling. Edit to add: and they are adjustable, and the plastic ends can be scraped off to avoid resistance. Edited December 7, 2012 by Planet Quote Link to comment
+two bison Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 You must all be men. We women know that this makes an excellent tool for everything from lock picking to log rolling. Edit to add: and they are adjustable, and the plastic ends can be scraped off to avoid resistance. Thanks for the memory of my mother. It's been a long time since I've seen one of those. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 And they sell them in packs of like 100/$1.50+/-. So if you lose it, no big whoop. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 99 Bobby pins for the log. 99 Bobby pins. You drop one in dirt No big hurt 98 Bobby pins for the log. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Quilling tools can be bought cheaply at hobby shops like Michael's Quote Link to comment
+W7WT Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 You must all be men. We women know that this makes an excellent tool for everything from lock picking to log rolling. Edit to add: and they are adjustable, and the plastic ends can be scraped off to avoid resistance. I carry a bobby pin in my little change purse that i always have in my pocket. We cut off the end were it is flared open. If I lose it my 86 year old wife always has one in her hair. Works great. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 You must all be men. We women know that this makes an excellent tool for everything from lock picking to log rolling. Edit to add: and they are adjustable, and the plastic ends can be scraped off to avoid resistance. I carry a bobby pin in my little change purse that i always have in my pocket. We cut off the end were it is flared open. If I lose it my 86 year old wife always has one in her hair. Works great. Handy also if you get arrested for caching somewhere you shouldn't have been and need to get out of the handcuffs. Quote Link to comment
+Lieblweb Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Get a rollpin....You could probably find them in any hardware store and are cheap. I bought a huge lot (100 or more) of rollpins. I have a cache that I keep stocked with them for people to take. Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I've never had the need for a tool like this, and do just fine using only my fingers. By the time I fumbled around and had the tool out, I would have had the log rolled-up and back in the cache already. Quote Link to comment
+alien55 Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 I've never had the need for a tool like this, and do just fine using only my fingers. By the time I fumbled around and had the tool out, I would have had the log rolled-up and back in the cache already. Getting the log rolled tight enough to fit a nano is not so easy for the less dextrous amongst us. Quote Link to comment
+Heli Leo Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 You must all be men. We women know that this makes an excellent tool for everything from lock picking to log rolling. Edit to add: and they are adjustable, and the plastic ends can be scraped off to avoid resistance. Cotter pins are just men's hair pins. Think we may have just defined the differences on how the sexes think. Quote Link to comment
+Gustav129 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 99 Bobby pins for the log. 99 Bobby pins. You drop one in dirt No big hurt 98 Bobby pins for the log. CITO that bobby pin.....LOL Quote Link to comment
+The_Incredibles_ Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 For micros I hide myself (matchstick containers mostly), I take a cu-tip stick, remove the fuzz and tape it to the log using packing or duct tape. Toothpicks work as well for smaller micros. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 On my own, I attach a toothpick, or cut bbq skewer. The bobby pin could work for caches not equipped with one. Quote Link to comment
+jellis Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Ask anyone I cache with what the best log roller I use. It's called Blue Jeans or just jeans. I learned it by a great cacher by the name of Frisbeer. But it only works on about 90% of the logs that I found that are rolled. Quote Link to comment
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