Re: What to do with spool while winding?

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Original poster: "Sundog by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>

Hi All!

   For what it's worth, I just use a long ratchet extension as the axle and
a milk crate.  Put the axle through one of the many holes in the crate, slap
the spool on it, axle through the holes on the other side.  I've wound 40ga
this way without breaking it.  32ga works great with this method, but this
is assuming you're dealing with a cleanly-wound spool of wire (like you'd
get from a manufacturer).  The only way I broke the wire this way was to
have too much tension on the wire and hit the switch for the winder.

Anywho, just my $.02 :)                         Shad
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> Original poster: "Brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> Hi, well i sat my spool on a ball bearing spindle and start the winding
> process slowly. If the wire is very fine it could be trouble . a spindle
> salvaged from the capstan or rotating head from a vcr will provide a low
> friction spindle. cul brian f.
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> > Original poster: "Patrick Bloofon by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <transactoid-at-home-dot-com>
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> > This is kind of a strange question. When winding the secondary, what
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> > does one do with the spool? With most sites I've seen that have winding
> > details, the person just has the spool on an axle so they can draw the
> wire
> > off. I don't see how this is possible. There's no way I can pull my 10
> pound
> > spool without snapping the wire...and if I feed some slack off the
spool,
> it
> > just gets all twisted up!
> >
> > Could someone please enlighten me as to how you do it? Am I just way
> > overcomplicating matters? :)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Patrick
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