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**FunkyKikuchiyo** · 01-31-2010, 04:44 PM

I'm sorry, $429 is just obscene for an electric motor hooked to a variable resistor with an optical counter. Seems like you're paying more for that sexy decal and wood paneling.

**Electricdaveyboy** · 01-31-2010, 04:53 PM

Go and get one of those:

Coil Winding Machine Winder Digital Counter by 0.1 Turn - eBay (item 280451206997 end time Feb-12-10 22:13:28 PST)

I have oneof those andtheyaregreat for the money and much better than the Schatten crap.

**David Schwab** · 01-31-2010, 04:53 PM

You don't use variable resistors to control motor speed.. you use a motor speed control circuit. But yeah, it's quite expensive. It's more than the Schatten, and except for the back lit counter I see no added benefits.

The back lit counter is nice though, that's a complaint I have with the Schatten. I have an LED book light positioned in front of mine.

I think the decal is fugly.

**David Schwab** · 01-31-2010, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by Electricdaveyboy View Post

Go and get one of those:

Coil Winding Machine Winder Digital Counter by 0.1 Turn - eBay (item 280451206997 end time Feb-12-10 22:13:28 PST)

I have oneof those andtheyaregreat for the money and much better than the Schatten crap.

Exactly! I would have gotten one of these at the time if I had known about it.

How fast do they run? Can you control the speed? I seem to remember some issue about them running very fast.

**-Elepro-** · 01-31-2010, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by David Schwab View Post

.....

I think the decal is fugly.

also i would add some other screws

the one in the other link seems good at that price.....

**RedHouse** · 01-31-2010, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by David Schwab View Post

Exactly! I would have gotten one of these at the time if I had known about it.

How fast do they run? Can you control the speed? I seem to remember some issue about them running very fast.

I'd like to see a picture of the insides of one of those.

Seems like $99.00 is a good price, but check out the shipping ...$65.00!

Originally posted by kevinT View Post

New competition for the Schatten winder.

Spotted this on ebay.

SideWinder Pickup Coil Winder - Roll Your Own !!! - eBay (item 220548922772 end time Feb-09-10 13:39:35 PST)

I wonder if it's the same guy from craigs list that swiped my Winder-v2 pics and was selling plans to build winders for $25.00 a copy.

Anyway, $429.00 is waaaayyy too steep for what is pictured.

**salvarsan** · 01-31-2010, 06:23 PM

Strictly speaking...

You could say that Schatten's competition is *us*.

-drh

**kevinT** · 01-31-2010, 07:42 PM

Originally posted by salvarsan View Post

You could say that Schatten's competition is *us*.

-drh

That is true.

**Old Tele man** · 01-31-2010, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by -Elepro- View Post

also i would add some other screws

...he used that many xcrews so as to "hold-in" the magic-smoke that makes electronics "work," because we all know when the 'smoke' comes out things stop working (wink,wink)!

**chevalij** · 02-01-2010, 11:20 PM

I don't want any winder where I have to wear hearing protection. Man that thing is loud!

**Stan H** · 02-05-2010, 12:44 AM

Originally posted by kevinT View Post

New competition for the Schatten winder.

Spotted this on ebay.

SideWinder Pickup Coil Winder - Roll Your Own !!! - eBay (item 220548922772 end time Feb-09-10 13:39:35 PST)

Looks like a Schatten on LSD....

**David Schwab** · 02-05-2010, 04:22 AM

Originally posted by Stan H View Post

Looks like a Schatten on LSD....

"Don't drink the green Koolaid maannnn...."

**kevinT** · 02-05-2010, 11:04 PM

Originally posted by Stan H View Post

Looks like a Schatten on LSD....

or a Schatten on Meth....lol

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