Re: Winding Lathe Construction (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:12:02 -0500
From: Drake Schutt <drake89@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Winding Lathe Construction (fwd)

You can build one with probably $10 or so spent at a hardware store.  You
need to get 2 end caps for your PVC pipe and a 3/8" threaded rod (comes in
8' lengths), some washers and nuts. Drill a hole in each of the end caps and
thread the rod through.  Put the washers and nuts on the rod and tighten
them down and epoxy or jb weld them in place.  Then you need to make the
jig.  Make it out of wood so it looks like this |_________|.

Make a couple of grooves on the ends of your jig for the rod to rest in and
then attach a drill to one end of the rod.  Hook the drill up to a variac
and you're ready to go.  I wound a 6"x30" secondary in under 30 minutes,
including mess ups.  It's well worth spending an hour on a simple motor
powered winding jig when you compare it to the hours and hours you'll spend
winding a coil by hand.'

Good luck
drake schutt

On 9/18/07, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:11:55 -0400
> From: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list < tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Winding Lathe Construction (fwd)
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> A picture is worth a thousand words...  See bottom of
> http://www.laushaus.com/tesla/secondary.htm
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> I wouldn't call it a lathe, but rather a winding jig.  All you need is a
> small AC-powered hand drill, a variac, and some metal scraps to make
> brackets.  You also need the end-caps to be well-centered.
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> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA
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> > From: Crispy <crispy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Winding Lathe Construction
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> > Hello,
> > Does anyone have any good plans for building a simple, cheap lathe to
> > wind a coil on a 6" PVC sewer pipe form?  I need to be able to buy
> > everything online, including the motor.
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> > Thanks,
> > Chris
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