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« on: September 15, 2010, 02:25:41 am »
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Hi all

Here is a simple coil winder you can add a counter or even motorize it.

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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2010, 05:11:46 am »
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Nicely done! You could add one of those click counters that comes with those knitting machines everyone throws away when grandma dies. Then motorizing it wouldn't be so scary.

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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2010, 06:54:25 am »
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Hi GD

Thanks for looking
Got the click counter this morning as for a motor well still looking. I have a schematic of a PWM that will do just fine for this project I will also add a bobbin holder with a break (spring loaded) for the wire I'll see if I can't make an automatic wire guide (my vision is getting poor) and if all goes well why not a programmable counter?

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« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2010, 03:13:59 am »
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Hi xavier, good stuff you're doing there, I like D.I.Y stuff myself. You could use a upside down bicycle to wind the coil and use the brakes on it? just a thought! Grampz ... newbie UK

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« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2010, 04:44:54 am »
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Thanks Grampz I got the click counter on it now. Not stupid the bicycle idea.

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Fishing poles use ceramic or graphite guides. That being said, a hole drilled in a small piece of Delrin(tm) would do the trick. Need a cheap source of Delrin(tm)? One of those plastic cutting boards from the thrift store will do. They're made from Delrin(tm).

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Some old sewing machines here in the UK have a threaded bobbin feeder than goes one way and the other to wind thread on the bobbin evenly, I wonder if something like this could be used to wind a coil on in a similar way?

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« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2010, 06:40:26 am »
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GD I have some Teflon that is self lubricating so should do the job quite nicely  Shocked I just noticed that on of my post went astray Ho well 

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Nice and small too thanks  I will look into that one and if I recall you could set it for different bobbin width too......Now where did she put that..

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« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2010, 07:55:09 am »
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Hi Xavier, I'm an XL and allergic to nylon so the sweater should be wool thanks. Blue, navy blue. Great
Ok, excuse my ignorance but is the coil winder for a metal detector? If so surely one could just count the coils manually? I've just received a new coil for my Fisher 1236 X2 and got the old one back and wondering if it would be worth tweaking it apart to see the problem and maybe making a repair as a spare.
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« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2010, 10:13:30 am »
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Hi Orcaman

Yes this coil winder is for winding coils for metal detectors see if you wind a coil by hand you end up with a jumble wound coil and as it is near if not impossible to wind a second coil in exactly the same way so you end up with a lot of coils all doing there own thing (change in inductance) in other words if you want the coils have the same characteristics you need a coil winder not to mention that they look a lot neater, they fit the way that they should and they come out nice and round. As for your coil you could try to open it but I think that the chance of you being able to fix it are slim and as I do not use commercially made detectors I have never opened up a coil  how ever some of the other members like GD, BA, Eugene,Paul just to mention a few have had many years of experience with detectors they will be able to tell you a lot more on this subject of opening up coils I suggest that you knock on one of their door and ask one of them I'm sure they will be happy to help you. Now I will have a look at your project and get back to you.

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