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Invisible Man wrote:Can you start a thread to show us the ghetto pickup winder build?

drolo wrote:

Invisible Man wrote:Can you start a thread to show us the ghetto pickup winder build?

I'd have to go back in time ? :-)
not sure I could stand behind publicly showing how ghetto it really is. there was a lot of hot glue action involved ...

but in a nutshell:
get a motor or something spinny,
get a magnet and a reed switch to act as sensor to count the turns
get a counter of some sort (some people hack a calculator and solder the switch to the = key to increment with each turn)

mount it in a frame that makes sense to you, use a rod and some ball bearings to fix your spinning plate to.
you can use bolts or other fancy setups to stick your pickup bobbin to the plate but I just use a bit of duct tape on each side. it's solid enough for the duration of the winding and helps guiding your wire to not get stuck between the bobbin and the plate

there's really not much to it really

oh and you need your pickup wire. traditionally 42 AWG

I can get into more detail if you have any specific questions. will be glad to help

friendship wrote:

drolo wrote:

Invisible Man wrote:Can you start a thread to show us the ghetto pickup winder build?

I'd have to go back in time ? :-)
not sure I could stand behind publicly showing how ghetto it really is. there was a lot of hot glue action involved ...

but in a nutshell:
get a motor or something spinny,
get a magnet and a reed switch to act as sensor to count the turns
get a counter of some sort (some people hack a calculator and solder the switch to the = key to increment with each turn)

mount it in a frame that makes sense to you, use a rod and some ball bearings to fix your spinning plate to.
you can use bolts or other fancy setups to stick your pickup bobbin to the plate but I just use a bit of duct tape on each side. it's solid enough for the duration of the winding and helps guiding your wire to not get stuck between the bobbin and the plate

there's really not much to it really

oh and you need your pickup wire. traditionally 42 AWG

I can get into more detail if you have any specific questions. will be glad to help

Invisible Man wrote:Can you start a thread to show us the ghetto pickup winder build?

Chankgeez wrote:Sounds great! , drolo, but be careful with your video descriptions. You're gonna get yourself sued by Shy Boyz for infringing upon their copyright signature line.