Re: New coiler questions

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Original poster: "Ralph Zekelman by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gridleak-at-bluemarble-dot-net>

 >>Does anybody know of a good means of raising the secondary coil up and
down?  Would I use a brass screw or a plastic one?  The secondary would be
mounted on a Plexiglas base.<<

Robert,

For whatever diameter secondary you are winding use the schedule 40 pvc. 
This gives walls that are 1/4 inch thick and
are thick enuff to be tapped. Get a piece of pvc the next size smaller so 
the  secondary fits over it and can slide up and down.
Mount the inner pvc in a toilet flange which can be screwed to the
baseboard. At the base of the secondary drill and tap 3 holes for 3/8 inch 
diam nylon bolts
that can then be set to hold the secondary in any position against the 
inner tube. Coupling adjustments are easy and exact. The
plexiglas base looks nice but it's not needed. You can save a few bucks.

Ralph Zekelman