Re: Secondary Winding Jigs

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Original poster: "Dr.Resonance by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>


Use a simple surplus foot switch available from Fair Radio Sales or C&H
Sales.  Then you can start and stop anytime you want.

Another tip:  To attach the plywood winding disk to the drive motor, use 1/2
inch dia steel water pipe approx 8 in long.  Use a standard 1/2 pipe flange
(hardware store) which has holes for four bolts.  This attaches the pipe to
the flange and the flange to your plywood end disks.  Both ends are
supported by a few surplus oversize flanged bearings also available from the
above listed sources.  To attach the drive to the pipe just slip the motor
shaft inside the pipe and drill a 1/4 in hole through both.  Use a 3/16 in
machine screw as a "pin" through the drilled holes.

Dr. Resonance

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Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: Secondary Winding Jigs


 > Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
 >
 > Tesla list wrote:
 >  >
 >  > Original poster: "Dave Kyle by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 > <dave-at-kyleusa-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > I absolutely agree. I built the following jig
 >  > http://home.austin.rr-dot-com/dkyle/images/Tesla2%20026%20(Medium).jpg and
 >  > it has been a godsend compared to my earlier hand winding experiences.
 >  > It is hand powered for the winding process. I get my son to turn the
 >  > crank and a 6 x 36 coil can be done in about an hour. I added a
 >  > rotisserie motor to turn it for apply coatings to the coil, eliminating
 >  > drips.
 >  >
 >  > Dave
 >
 > The beauty of hand power is that you can stop instantly if something
 > goes wrong or you get a call to dinner or by nature.  Having the pre-cut
 > tape handy is a must if you want to avoid disappointment.
 >
 > Ed
 >
 >