New Compact Winder Being Designed

[copperheadroads]

That would be assuming the motor ran in both directions.

No not really ,One direction as has worked fine for me

[StarryNight]

The standard string guide design with shaft and collars tightened by set screws has bothered me from the beginning. I'm in process of designing a threaded collar setup where the shaft is smooth in the middle but threaded on each end. The collars are threaded on the outside ends and are wide enough to run along the smooth part of the shaft. The collars are also spring tensioned so no need for tightening/loosening, just set it and forget it.

[copperheadroads]

I don't know where this list emanated from but I would certainly add a few more options that will probably push the price up but they could be retrofits to add later on.
A preset counter would be nice especially if it could remember several different presets.
A tailstock option.
A wire-handeling kit that includes: whisker disk, a spool cone, an adjustable stand with several arms, an adjustable felt disc tensioner, some fine wire guides etc.

That's a good idea & they do carry some of these items ,Tensioner products are my next obstacle ....but I'm gaining ground with basics

[David Schwab]

No not really ,One direction as has worked fine for me

So then you flip the bobbin over?

That's what I do also, so I see no need to use the left side of the machine.

[captcoolaid]

They should just make a single bay gorman style winder.

[big_teee]

It doesn't appear that it will happen in any form.
Because of cost, It will probably not be feasible for them to make a Basic Hand Winder.
We will have to wait and see.
T

[Possum]

You know, nearly all the items on the "want" list are already available from Adams Maxwell basic hand winder. I'm a fan of these and own 3 of the older ones. The new ones they make will interface with their auto traverse but I think programming is extremely limited on those. Mine are the 1200-1 and 1200-2. The -2 has a half inch shaft and is meant for heavy duty, the -1 has a 3/8" shaft for lighter duty. Both mine have mechanical counters. They are built like tanks, and have large DC motors with four or five speeds, and work with foot pedals, thought I hate foot pedals and rigged up a pot control next to the winder. They do have a ridiculously expensive pot in a box for stupid money but its huge and bulky thing. I managed to get one for nothing on Ebay as I scouted that stuff for years. Seymour Duncan does all his hand winding on the same ones I have. I also paid for their mounting board and tailstock unit, rather expensive too but a necessity for production winding. You can find these winders from about $600-$1200 dolllars depending on what shape they are in, on Ebay. I bought up damaged ones and orphan motors from one and built a third winder out of those parts for pretty cheap. You will need to have a machined faceplate to mount pickups made for it though. These also have reversible motors too. Anyway, I imagine Remington's price will be way up there, their auto winder is not cheap, and I don't see it making sense to pay $2,000 for a simple motorized hand unit like they will probably charge. There are already Chinese ones on Ebay like that. Personally I'd like to see them make a cheaper version of their mechanical auto winder. The new Adams Maxwell hand winders as stand alone units are pretty expensive, but everything is way overbuilt to last for many many years, I think some of mine are probably from the 70's but no way to date them. The new ones are all electronic with digital counters and they are real expensive.

[David Schwab]

You know, nearly all the items on the "want" list are already available from Adams Maxwell basic hand winder...

...and I don't see it making sense to pay $2,000 for a simple motorized hand unit like they will probably charge.

The Adams Maxwell hand winder is $2,250 for a new one.

[JCrab]

Dang. I was thinking of selling my Sidewinder for $250

[RedHouse]

Here's an "entry level" idea, one of these might easily be modified to wind pickups:

Bobbin Winder - YouTube

[RedHouse]

(double post)

[Chris Turner]

Here's an "entry level" idea, one of these might easily be modified to wind pickups:

Bobbin Winder - YouTube

I've posted about this winder in another thread, too, but it looks pretty intriguing:
Manual Coil Winding Machine Tesla Tranformer Motor Coil Ham Radio Tattoo Coil | eBay

I'm sure it could be modified very easily to be run off a motor, given that the crank wheel has a groove in it for a belt.

Price isn't too bad considering it does have a traverse built into it. The only thing that has me worried about it is the distance between the place where you mount your bobbin and the wheels on the traverse. From the pictures, it doesn't seem like the bobbin could be very large before it would hit those wheels. Maybe that could be modified, too...

UPDATE: I just noticed that it does claim to be able to wind coils up to a diameter of 150mm, or just under 6 inches.

[Chris Turner]

[grr... double post]

[RedHouse]

double-double post, ggrrrrrr