varnish with guts ?

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Original poster: "Chris Swinson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <exxos-at-cps-games.co.uk>

Hi all,

I want to build a lot of coils but the pipe is costing me a small fortune.
I was thinking that the varnish does a really good job of holding the wire
in place. So I was thinking if I just got 1 length of tube and cover it in
paper or something, then wind the coil on that. If there is something like
vanish but maybe thicker or something that will keep the coil solid so I can
slide it off the pipe and the varnish stuff will keep it all solid. Thus no
need for the pipe then.  Something thick like paint but stronger would be
ideal. Has anyone got any ideas for anything I could use to try this idea
out ?

Thanks,
Chris