My wild guess would be something to wind up cables (like those used in constructions), am not sure if "cable" is the most appropriate words as they are like 2 inches in diameter and are weaves of metal @_@bbb
hahaha... well what a small world we live in.. just testin' this one out... Noo.... that's not it... my guess is that it winds up cables and wires used in construction....
@Ecko: Really -huh Somehow the fact that your answer came 10 minutes later than mine is glaring at me this very moment. But meh. It was a wild guess for me anyways. @dann: You are saying =_=b