[TCML] secondary coil form

[drieben]

Wound dry, then multi-coats of Minwax marine spar 
varnish after winding. IIRC, I used a vari-speed drill
chucked on a 1/2" dia. length of all-thread, onto which 
the coil's end caps were affixed to. Adjusted drill motor
speed with a variac.

David



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Noggle" <cn at q.com>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla at pupman.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [TCML] secondary coil form


> Thanks, David,
> 
> I didn't know about duct PVC tubing.  Sounds ideal.  Did you wind the 
> wire into epoxy or wind it on "dry", and did you varnish the coil 
> afterwards?
> 
> If I get the kind of performance in your videos, I'll be mondo happy.  
> Then I'll have to find a good name for it.  After twenty years it 
> deserves some respect.
> 
> Thanks for the good information.
> 
> ---Carl
> 
> PS--By the way, an ice cream freezer motor makes a really good winding 
> drive.