It seems that 3D printing would lend itself to efficiently creating many of the low mechanical stress components with the desirable electrical qualities necessary for coiling uses.
This is in stark contrast to most of the breathless, misleading, and outright lies (many press releases) you read about the current capabilities of 3D printing.
Alfred Erpel
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From: mddeming@xxxxxxx
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Received: 2014-02-24 11:14:35 AM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Tips for creating Supports for a flat spiral primary coil
>You said, " I think this is the easiest and most accurate way to make them. I have
>yet to receive them
>in the mail." How does the second sentence support the first? It seems more like
>hopeful conjecture.
>Matt D.
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>From: Kuba Anglin <kubaanglin@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sun, Feb 23, 2014 11:44 pm
>Subject: Re: [TCML] Tips for creating Supports for a flat spiral primary coil
>I 3D printed my primary coil standoffs. I made the model in Autodesk Maya
>2014 and then sent the stl file to a friend for printing. I think this is
>the easiest and most accurate way to make them. I have yet to receive them
>in the mail.
>On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Caleb Thompson
><calebriant777@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>> I created my supports by drilling holes an 1/8 " from the edge of pvc
>> board that I pre cut, and then using a dremel to cut out the rest. It was
>> very time consuming, but beautiful results. Then when you attach them to
>> your support, depending on how big your gaps are stagger them so the coil
>> flows smoothly. If any one wants the dimensions I used, send me a
>> message, I'm not very experienced but ill be glad to help how ever I can.
>>
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