Re: Help

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Original poster: robert & june heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com> 

Emmitt.: As you have found out copper tubing will not thread well through
1/4 in holes. The holes must be large enough to allow the turn radius of the
coil to pass. I dont bother with that hard work. I use my table saw to cut
slots in plastic strips and just press the copper down into the slot and
bind it with a small drop of heat glue. I cut the strips to length after I
make the coil and dont even calculate the spacing of the center as the coil
turns. I put 2 or 3 blades in my saw to cut a 1/4 in slot. then I put a rod
or stick clamped to the table 1/2 in away from the blade. After making one
slot I move my plastic over the stick and cut again creating a second slot
etc exacty equal spaced and uniformly spaced. after the coil is made I cut
the inside and outside with a saber saw.  6 or 8 -- 1/2 in  PVC pipe lengths
makes good plastic strips to suport the coil and they glue to other plastics
well.
     Robert   H
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 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:34:12 -0600
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Help
 > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Resent-Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 15:33:42 -0600
 >
 > Original poster: "Emmett Secrest" <secrest2032-at-msn-dot-com>
 >
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 > Okay, I've always thought of myself as a capable do it yourselfer. Years of
 > experience with woodworking, metal fabrication, etc.  But tonight when I
 > tried to place the .25" copper tubing in my form, for my primary coil, all
 > my previous experience went out the window and I turned into some kind of
 > greenhorn with two hands that were all thumbs. GOD there has to be an easy
 > way to accomplish this task.  Would someone be so kind as to tell me how
 > this can be accomplished without totally screwing up the roll of copper or
 > without the use of drugs. LOL
 > All advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.  I started out
 > trying to feed the tubing through the holes in my supports but quickly
 > found out that wouldn't work.  I then cut the support in half along the
 > centerline of the holes thinking this would ease the problem and that then
 > I could fasten the upper half back down to hold everything in place. This
 > isn't working either since you cant keep the individual turns in place
 > while you try and place the other turns.
 >
 > Thanks,
 >
 > Emmett Secrest
 >
 >