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On 9/5/16 9:07 AM, Soretna wrote:
What have been the easiest / most efficient ways you have found to make
coils of varying sizes?
Assuming you're talking about winding secondaries..
For small (up to a 4" in diameter) I think hand winding is simplest.
Get a bunch of pieces of tape to tack the end of the winding down as you
move along, and need to stop. A few hours to wind 1000 turns.
After that, an variable speed electric drill in one hand, wire in the
other. A long piece of threaded rod down the middle. For this, if you're
winding on PVC pipe, get a couple appropriate sized end caps, drill them
in the center for the axle, and then just wind.
I've done one coil on a lathe.. it was not fun, because starting and
stopping is hard.
If I were winding a big coil, some sort of foot switch controlled motor
would be ok.