Re: [TCML] General Questions About a Pig PoweredCoil (andanIntroduction)

[jimlux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thomas Schmit wrote:
> Hi Phil -
>  
> I can remove the tailstock if I need to. At 200 lbs, it's not something that one does on a whim ;-). I do have a steady rest that should be able to incoporate up to 10" diameter. With that on the end of the lathe, I gain about another 18" so my 30" bed becomes 48". With the clever "extender" on the tool post, I could probably wind up to 60" without much trouble...
>  
> Tom

probably overkill..

(actually, I found winding a secondary on a lathe kind of hard, because 
of the rotating mass)

Recruit a friend, use an electric drill as the motor. One of you feeds 
the wire, the other runs the drill at an appropriate speed.

A long piece of rod or allthread works as an axle.

Make some wooden "v blocks" to hold the axle (or use a couple sawhorses 
and clamps)
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