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Re: Coil Winder (fwd)


One more note: The purpose of using the cones is so that the jig can be
used  for many different sizes of coils.

> This all makes me remember an idea I once had:
> 
> why not cut two large cones of wood on a lathe, center bored to 
> allow a
> 3/8" bolt stock to thread into it, and use them as endpieces for all 
> form
> sizes? One could concievable thread the boltstock through one, 
> through
> the PVC and then screw on the other cone. Throw on some lockwashers 
> and
> two nuts, and rig bearings for each end of the boltstock? 
> 
> This idea may have a few kinks in it, but I see nothing that 
> couldn;t be
> smoothed out.
> 
> Grayson Dietrich
> 
> On Mon, 11 Oct 1999 22:22:35 -0600 (MDT) Tesla List 
> <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> writes:
> > Original Poster: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 20:50:37 EDT
> > From: Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: Coil Winder (fwd)
> > 
> > In a message dated 10/11/99 4:07:21 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> > tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
> > 
> > << You can also use a small square piece of plywood, with some 
> > blocks of 1x3
> >  nailed on at the right radius, which is a whole lot easier than 
> > trying to
> >  cut a nice circle out of plywood (unless you have a good band saw 
> 
> > and jig,
> >  for which cutting circles is easy). >>
> > 
> > I use a fly cutter to cut beveled washers out of 3/8 - 1/2 inch 
> > plywood. The 
> > centering is almost automatic. After a while you get a collection 
> of 
> > washers 
> > for different size
> > forms.
> > 
> > Popping corn in Indiana
> > Zeke
> > 
> 
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