Comments on: Green Leaf WW-1 Wonder Winder Hand Crank Extension Cord Winder

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:27:13 +0000

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By: brianpsu "brianpsu"

brianpsu "brianpsu" — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:13:50 +0000

Works Good – Room for Improvement Been using this in my garage for 3 months now, works as advertised. Wraps up my 100 foot extension cord like a charm. Only scores 3 stars for the following reasons:1) Plastic is wearing at the cord output mouth. My cord is not always coming stratight into the front; usually it is on the side. The friction from this is wearing at the plastic (and probably my cord too). Only time will tell if this becomes a bigger problem. Seems they could have avoided this by rounding off the molding of the mouth.2) The unit extends out for the wall a good distance. Would like to have a swivel option to swing it out of the way. This would also improve #1.3) The all-plastic construction worries me. It has held up for 3 months, but I am curious to see how it is working in a year from now. It is pretty sturdy plastic, but still plastic.4) At nearly $27, someone is making a good profit on these things. Unless they were able to meet my #1 – #3…

By: Jeffrey A. Smith "jasncompany"

Jeffrey A. Smith "jasncompany" — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:54:34 +0000

Good Enough! I had heard some criticism of this item from some who said the Wonder Winder was “light duty,” etc. I have only had mine for a couple of weeks, but I don’t get the sense that it’s light duty for my application (in a hobbyist-level dedicated woodworking shop). I might look to something a bit heftier if I were planning on retracting and extending my extension cord more than 3 or 4 times per day every day… but I can’t see this tool ever going bad under my definition of normal use (which is 1 or 2 cycles every 2 or three days).It’s heavily made, and yes… it’s a lot of plastic, but it’s thick plastic and doesn’t have a cheap feel to it at all.The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is that it does protrude a long way from the wall. For me, this is no big deal… but if I were using it in a garage where I had to walk by it a lot, it would definitely be in the way.Overall, it works as advertised, it’s well-made, and adds to the safety of your work environment by…