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

["David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well said, Jim. Besides, probably the overwhelming majority
of the membership does not own and/or have access to mul-
ti-$K lathes and other advanced machining tools, and I would
also venture to say that the collective majority of the seconda-
ry coils built by list members were either wound by hand or
by a homemade, drill driven winding rig. (That's how all of
my secondaries (including the Green Monster's) were wound ;^)

David Rieben



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jimlux" <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] General Questions About aPig PoweredCoil 
(andanIntroduction)


> 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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